Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 526 · 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.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) trying the room first (b) practising the opening (c) starting a week early (d) practising only once
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) skipping the ending (c) never timing yourself (d) practising the opening
3. 3.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
4. 4.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
5. 5.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) loose and unnumbered (b) numbered, in order (c) in random order (d) backwards
6. 6.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) drop the ending (b) speak much faster (c) ignore the limit (d) cut, then time it again
7. 7.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) using short cue cards (c) practising only once (d) rewriting it last night
9. 9.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) never timing yourself (c) only reading silently (d) starting a week early
10. 10.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to get feedback (b) to win a prize (c) to skip practice (d) to tire them out
11. 11.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) while speaking (b) before the event (c) never (d) after the event
12. 12.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) using short cue cards (c) checking slides early (d) practising the opening
14. 14.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) never timing yourself (c) testing slides on stage (d) checking slides early
15. 15.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: checking slides early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
16. 16.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
18. 18.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) practising the opening (c) timing each run (d) standing up to practise
20. 20.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) checking slides early (c) testing slides on stage (d) practising only once
22. 22.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
23. 23.True or false: “first try on the day” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) reading a full script (c) timing each run (d) only reading silently
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) first try on the day (c) practising only once (d) timing each run
26. 26.True or false: “timing each run” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) practising only once (c) standing up to practise (d) only reading silently
28. 28.True or false: “timing each run” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “practising the opening” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
31. 31.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) practising for family (c) reading a full script (d) checking slides early
32. 32.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
33. 33.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
34. 34.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
35. 35.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
36. 36.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) rewriting it last night (c) reading a full script (d) standing up to practise
37. 37.True or false: “first try on the day” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a week early (b) using short cue cards (c) checking slides early (d) skipping the ending
39. 39.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) marking pauses on cards (c) practising out loud (d) using short cue cards
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) starting a week early (c) rewriting it last night (d) practising only once

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