Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 534 · 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: standing up to practise? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
2. 2.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) rewriting it last night (c) reading a full script (d) practising out loud
3. 3.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) nothing at all (b) tiny paragraphs (c) key words only (d) the whole speech
4. 4.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
5. 5.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) starting a week early (b) never timing yourself (c) trying the room first (d) practising out loud
6. 6.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
7. 7.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
8. 8.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) practising only once (c) first try on the day (d) checking slides early
10. 10.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) after the event (b) while speaking (c) never (d) before the event
11. 11.⏱️ 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
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) only reading silently (c) never timing yourself (d) practising the opening
13. 13.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) numbered, in order (b) loose and unnumbered (c) in random order (d) backwards
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying the room first (b) standing up to practise (c) checking slides early (d) testing slides on stage
16. 16.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “timing each run” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) only reading silently (c) trying the room first (d) never timing yourself
19. 19.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
20. 20.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) starting a week early (c) rewriting it last night (d) practising the opening
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) using short cue cards (c) standing up to practise (d) reading a full script
22. 22.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) timing each run (c) testing slides on stage (d) practising only once
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) standing up to practise (c) never timing yourself (d) practising the opening
25. 25.True or false: “trying the room first” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) rewriting it last night (c) only reading silently (d) standing up to practise
28. 28.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
29. 29.True or false: “practising for family” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “only reading silently” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) practising out loud (c) reading a full script (d) skipping the ending
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) only reading silently (c) practising only once (d) trying the room first
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) only reading silently (c) using short cue cards (d) checking slides early
34. 34.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
35. 35.True or false: “only reading silently” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “trying the room first” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) rewriting it last night (c) first try on the day (d) reading a full script
38. 38.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) reading a full script (c) testing slides on stage (d) practising the opening
39. 39.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) checking slides early (c) using short cue cards (d) practising out loud
40. 40.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit

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