Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 57 · 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.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) nothing at all (b) the whole speech (c) key words only (d) tiny paragraphs
2. 2.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
3. 3.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) using short cue cards (b) practising the opening (c) starting a week early (d) only reading silently
4. 4.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
5. 5.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
6. 6.True or false: “starting a week early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “practising the opening” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) loose and unnumbered (b) numbered, in order (c) backwards (d) in random order
10. 10.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
11. 11.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) rewriting it last night (c) reading a full script (d) testing slides on stage
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) trying the room first (c) practising for family (d) timing each run
13. 13.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) standing up to practise (c) practising out loud (d) never timing yourself
15. 15.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) starting a week early (c) rewriting it last night (d) marking pauses on cards
16. 16.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) trying the room first (c) marking pauses on cards (d) checking slides early
17. 17.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) trying the room first (b) first try on the day (c) only reading silently (d) rewriting it last night
19. 19.True or false: “practising for family” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) never timing yourself (c) checking slides early (d) only reading silently
21. 21.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
22. 22.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) cut, then time it again (b) speak much faster (c) ignore the limit (d) drop the ending
23. 23.True or false: “practising only once” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a week early (b) trying the room first (c) timing each run (d) testing slides on stage
25. 25.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) skipping the ending (c) using short cue cards (d) practising only once
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising only once (b) using short cue cards (c) starting a week early (d) practising out loud
27. 27.True or false: “only reading silently” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “checking slides early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
30. 30.True or false: “practising the opening” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising only once (b) standing up to practise (c) rewriting it last night (d) reading a full script
32. 32.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) reading a full script (c) practising the opening (d) testing slides on stage
33. 33.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) trying the room first (c) standing up to practise (d) skipping the ending
34. 34.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) rewriting it last night (c) skipping the ending (d) never timing yourself
35. 35.👪 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
36. 36.True or false: “practising out loud” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) skipping the ending (c) practising only once (d) starting a week early
40. 40.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) before the event (b) while speaking (c) never (d) after the event

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