Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 55 · 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) marking pauses on cards (b) checking slides early (c) standing up to practise (d) rewriting it last night
2. 2.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) using short cue cards (c) practising out loud (d) timing each run
4. 4.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) skipping the ending (c) starting a week early (d) reading a full script
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) only reading silently (c) checking slides early (d) trying the room first
6. 6.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
7. 7.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) loose and unnumbered (b) in random order (c) numbered, in order (d) backwards
8. 8.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) speak much faster (b) drop the ending (c) cut, then time it again (d) ignore the limit
10. 10.True or false: “practising for family” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising the opening (b) skipping the ending (c) practising only once (d) testing slides on stage
12. 12.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) standing up to practise (c) practising for family (d) first try on the day
13. 13.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
14. 14.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) starting a week early (b) practising only once (c) timing each run (d) practising for family
15. 15.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) never timing yourself (c) practising the opening (d) practising for family
17. 17.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) practising the opening (c) trying the room first (d) using short cue cards
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) practising out loud (c) rewriting it last night (d) standing up to practise
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) reading a full script (c) timing each run (d) never timing yourself
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) practising the opening (c) standing up to practise (d) testing slides on stage
21. 21.True or false: “practising out loud” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) rewriting it last night (c) only reading silently (d) using short cue cards
23. 23.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) only reading silently (c) testing slides on stage (d) trying the room first
24. 24.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) never timing yourself (c) practising only once (d) using short cue cards
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) timing each run (c) checking slides early (d) using short cue cards
26. 26.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) nothing at all (b) tiny paragraphs (c) the whole speech (d) key words only
27. 27.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
28. 28.True or false: “practising for family” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “reading a full script” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) standing up to practise (b) starting a week early (c) practising out loud (d) reading a full script
31. 31.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) practising out loud (c) practising only once (d) using short cue cards
33. 33.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
34. 34.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) starting a week early (c) rewriting it last night (d) never timing yourself
36. 36.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
37. 37.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: checking slides early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
39. 39.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) testing slides on stage (c) rewriting it last night (d) timing each run

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