Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 53 · 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.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) loose and unnumbered (b) backwards (c) in random order (d) numbered, in order
2. 2.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) the whole speech (b) nothing at all (c) key words only (d) tiny paragraphs
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking slides early (b) trying the room first (c) standing up to practise (d) never timing yourself
4. 4.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
5. 5.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: checking slides early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
6. 6.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) rewriting it last night (c) using short cue cards (d) testing slides on stage
7. 7.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) checking slides early (b) timing each run (c) practising only once (d) practising for family
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking slides early (b) starting a week early (c) first try on the day (d) timing each run
9. 9.True or false: “practising only once” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
11. 11.True or false: “only reading silently” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to win a prize (b) to tire them out (c) to skip practice (d) to get feedback
14. 14.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
16. 16.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) never (b) while speaking (c) after the event (d) before the event
17. 17.⏱️ 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
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) using short cue cards (c) reading a full script (d) rewriting it last night
19. 19.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) trying the room first (b) timing each run (c) practising the opening (d) testing slides on stage
20. 20.True or false: “practising for family” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) checking slides early (c) using short cue cards (d) practising out loud
22. 22.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) skipping the ending (c) first try on the day (d) checking slides early
23. 23.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
24. 24.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) starting a week early (b) checking slides early (c) practising the opening (d) skipping the ending
25. 25.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
26. 26.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) only reading silently (c) trying the room first (d) rewriting it last night
27. 27.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
28. 28.True or false: “practising for family” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) skipping the ending (c) testing slides on stage (d) practising the opening
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) reading a full script (c) practising only once (d) checking slides early
31. 31.True or false: “checking slides early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) starting a week early (c) standing up to practise (d) trying the room first
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a week early (b) practising only once (c) timing each run (d) practising out loud
34. 34.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) standing up to practise (c) using short cue cards (d) reading a full script
35. 35.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
36. 36.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
37. 37.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) only reading silently (c) practising for family (d) skipping the ending
38. 38.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
39. 39.True or false: “checking slides early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) timing each run (c) practising only once (d) reading a full script

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