Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 533 · 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.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
2. 2.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) the whole speech (b) tiny paragraphs (c) nothing at all (d) key words only
3. 3.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) using short cue cards (c) practising for family (d) starting a week early
4. 4.True or false: “practising out loud” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) first try on the day (c) never timing yourself (d) timing each run
6. 6.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) standing up to practise (b) rewriting it last night (c) using short cue cards (d) trying the room first
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying the room first (b) first try on the day (c) practising out loud (d) timing each run
8. 8.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
10. 10.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) reading a full script (c) marking pauses on cards (d) first try on the day
11. 11.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
12. 12.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
13. 13.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) trying the room first (b) checking slides early (c) marking pauses on cards (d) first try on the day
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) trying the room first (c) standing up to practise (d) never timing yourself
15. 15.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
16. 16.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) after the event (b) while speaking (c) before the event (d) never
17. 17.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) ignore the limit (b) speak much faster (c) drop the ending (d) cut, then time it again
18. 18.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) practising only once (c) practising the opening (d) rewriting it last night
20. 20.True or false: “trying the room first” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “practising for family” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) testing slides on stage (c) standing up to practise (d) trying the room first
24. 24.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) checking slides early (c) only reading silently (d) testing slides on stage
27. 27.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) loose and unnumbered (b) in random order (c) backwards (d) numbered, in order
28. 28.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: checking slides early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
29. 29.True or false: “checking slides early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) standing up to practise (c) using short cue cards (d) practising only once
32. 32.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
33. 33.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) standing up to practise (c) only reading silently (d) checking slides early
34. 34.True or false: “first try on the day” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) practising out loud (c) never timing yourself (d) only reading silently
36. 36.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) standing up to practise (c) only reading silently (d) trying the room first
38. 38.True or false: “reading a full script” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
40. 40.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False

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