Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 537 · 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 poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
2. 2.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) starting a week early (b) standing up to practise (c) reading a full script (d) using short cue cards
3. 3.True or false: “timing each run” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to tire them out (b) to get feedback (c) to win a prize (d) to skip practice
5. 5.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) reading a full script (c) practising out loud (d) testing slides on stage
7. 7.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
8. 8.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
9. 9.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) using short cue cards (c) rewriting it last night (d) never timing yourself
11. 11.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
12. 12.True or false: “starting a week early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
14. 14.True or false: “reading a full script” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.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
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) reading a full script (c) practising out loud (d) never timing yourself
17. 17.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
18. 18.True or false: “timing each run” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) testing slides on stage (c) skipping the ending (d) practising for family
20. 20.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) backwards (b) in random order (c) numbered, in order (d) loose and unnumbered
21. 21.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) starting a week early (b) never timing yourself (c) only reading silently (d) skipping the ending
22. 22.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) skipping the ending (c) testing slides on stage (d) marking pauses on cards
23. 23.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) skipping the ending (c) only reading silently (d) starting a week early
25. 25.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) tiny paragraphs (b) nothing at all (c) key words only (d) the whole speech
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying the room first (b) only reading silently (c) using short cue cards (d) timing each run
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising the opening (b) never timing yourself (c) rewriting it last night (d) testing slides on stage
28. 28.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) skipping the ending (c) first try on the day (d) practising only once
29. 29.True or false: “first try on the day” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) after the event (b) before the event (c) never (d) while speaking
31. 31.True or false: “checking slides early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
33. 33.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) rewriting it last night (c) skipping the ending (d) trying the room first
34. 34.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
35. 35.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) speak much faster (b) ignore the limit (c) drop the ending (d) cut, then time it again
36. 36.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
37. 37.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) checking slides early (b) using short cue cards (c) starting a week early (d) testing slides on stage
38. 38.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) standing up to practise (c) practising out loud (d) practising for family
39. 39.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising only once (b) testing slides on stage (c) never timing yourself (d) checking slides early

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