Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 523 · 40 questions

Speaker's tip (Rehearse like the real day): Good: practising out loud, standing, timing each run, short numbered cue cards, practising for family, checking slides and the room early. Poor: only reading silently, never timing yourself, skipping the ending, first try on the day, reading a full script. Cue cards: key words only, numbered in speaking order.

1. 1.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) key words only (b) tiny paragraphs (c) nothing at all (d) the whole speech
2. 2.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
3. 3.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
4. 4.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to win a prize (b) to skip practice (c) to tire them out (d) to get feedback
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) practising for family (c) trying the room first (d) skipping the ending
6. 6.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) only reading silently (c) marking pauses on cards (d) testing slides on stage
7. 7.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “first try on the day” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) practising for family (c) rewriting it last night (d) marking pauses on cards
11. 11.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) before the event (b) after the event (c) while speaking (d) never
12. 12.True or false: “trying the room first” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) using short cue cards (b) timing each run (c) rewriting it last night (d) standing up to practise
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) reading a full script (c) never timing yourself (d) first try on the day
15. 15.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) testing slides on stage (c) using short cue cards (d) practising the opening
17. 17.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a week early (b) first try on the day (c) checking slides early (d) practising for family
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing up to practise (b) timing each run (c) never timing yourself (d) practising for family
20. 20.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
21. 21.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
22. 22.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) practising only once (c) first try on the day (d) practising for family
24. 24.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) never timing yourself (c) practising only once (d) practising for family
25. 25.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) drop the ending (b) cut, then time it again (c) speak much faster (d) ignore the limit
26. 26.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) numbered, in order (b) backwards (c) in random order (d) loose and unnumbered
27. 27.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) rewriting it last night (c) only reading silently (d) practising out loud
29. 29.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) rewriting it last night (c) skipping the ending (d) starting a week early
31. 31.True or false: “starting a week early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) starting a week early (c) only reading silently (d) first try on the day
33. 33.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) using short cue cards (b) practising only once (c) never timing yourself (d) first try on the day
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) practising the opening (c) practising out loud (d) timing each run
35. 35.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) only reading silently (c) practising only once (d) never timing yourself
36. 36.True or false: “first try on the day” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) trying the room first (c) practising out loud (d) starting a week early
38. 38.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
39. 39.True or false: “practising only once” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) testing slides on stage (c) timing each run (d) first try on the day

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