Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 556 · 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.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) while speaking (b) never (c) after the event (d) before the event
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) never timing yourself (c) first try on the day (d) practising only once
3. 3.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) testing slides on stage (c) timing each run (d) skipping the ending
4. 4.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) checking slides early (c) testing slides on stage (d) reading a full script
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) skipping the ending (c) practising for family (d) practising only once
7. 7.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) tiny paragraphs (b) nothing at all (c) key words only (d) the whole speech
8. 8.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
9. 9.True or false: “only reading silently” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) numbered, in order (b) backwards (c) loose and unnumbered (d) in random order
11. 11.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: checking slides early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a week early (b) practising for family (c) trying the room first (d) rewriting it last night
13. 13.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) first try on the day (c) testing slides on stage (d) using short cue cards
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) trying the room first (c) skipping the ending (d) timing each run
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) checking slides early (c) practising only once (d) trying the room first
16. 16.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
17. 17.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) practising only once (c) never timing yourself (d) checking slides early
18. 18.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to skip practice (b) to get feedback (c) to win a prize (d) to tire them out
19. 19.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
20. 20.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising the opening (b) only reading silently (c) reading a full script (d) skipping the ending
22. 22.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) only reading silently (c) practising only once (d) testing slides on stage
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) practising the opening (c) testing slides on stage (d) starting a week early
25. 25.True or false: “timing each run” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) using short cue cards (c) rewriting it last night (d) starting a week early
27. 27.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
28. 28.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) only reading silently (c) reading a full script (d) marking pauses on cards
31. 31.True or false: “practising out loud” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) trying the room first (c) practising the opening (d) testing slides on stage
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) starting a week early (c) practising the opening (d) timing each run
34. 34.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
35. 35.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking slides early (b) starting a week early (c) first try on the day (d) practising out loud
37. 37.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
38. 38.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
39. 39.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) speak much faster (b) ignore the limit (c) cut, then time it again (d) drop the ending
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) timing each run (c) reading a full script (d) testing slides on stage

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