Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 559 · 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 good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) only reading silently (c) never timing yourself (d) marking pauses on cards
2. 2.True or false: “timing each run” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to get feedback (b) to win a prize (c) to tire them out (d) to skip practice
4. 4.True or false: “only reading silently” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
6. 6.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
7. 7.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
8. 8.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) using short cue cards (b) checking slides early (c) starting a week early (d) reading a full script
9. 9.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) only reading silently (c) standing up to practise (d) practising for family
11. 11.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
14. 14.True or false: “practising for family” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) practising out loud (c) practising the opening (d) using short cue cards
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) first try on the day (c) standing up to practise (d) testing slides on stage
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) timing each run (c) practising out loud (d) marking pauses on cards
18. 18.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) in random order (b) loose and unnumbered (c) backwards (d) numbered, in order
19. 19.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) starting a week early (b) practising only once (c) only reading silently (d) reading a full script
20. 20.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
21. 21.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: checking slides early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
22. 22.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
23. 23.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) checking slides early (c) practising for family (d) trying the room first
24. 24.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “trying the room first” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
27. 27.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) tiny paragraphs (b) the whole speech (c) nothing at all (d) key words only
29. 29.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) rewriting it last night (c) testing slides on stage (d) checking slides early
30. 30.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
31. 31.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) practising only once (c) never timing yourself (d) timing each run
32. 32.True or false: “timing each run” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) standing up to practise (c) only reading silently (d) checking slides early
34. 34.True or false: “starting a week early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) drop the ending (b) ignore the limit (c) cut, then time it again (d) speak much faster
36. 36.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) while speaking (b) after the event (c) before the event (d) never
37. 37.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) rewriting it last night (c) practising the opening (d) only reading silently
38. 38.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) marking pauses on cards (c) starting a week early (d) practising only once
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) using short cue cards (c) timing each run (d) practising out loud

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