Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 570 · 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.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) in random order (b) numbered, in order (c) loose and unnumbered (d) backwards
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) practising for family (b) starting a week early (c) standing up to practise (d) only reading silently
4. 4.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
5. 5.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
6. 6.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) practising the opening (c) never timing yourself (d) first try on the day
7. 7.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying the room first (b) practising out loud (c) starting a week early (d) practising only once
9. 9.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) while speaking (b) after the event (c) never (d) before the event
10. 10.True or false: “practising only once” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) only reading silently (c) testing slides on stage (d) practising for family
12. 12.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to tire them out (b) to skip practice (c) to win a prize (d) to get feedback
13. 13.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) ignore the limit (b) drop the ending (c) cut, then time it again (d) speak much faster
14. 14.True or false: “practising only once” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
16. 16.True or false: “practising for family” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “practising out loud” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) never timing yourself (c) rewriting it last night (d) practising out loud
19. 19.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) practising for family (c) marking pauses on cards (d) reading a full script
21. 21.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) reading a full script (c) starting a week early (d) only reading silently
22. 22.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
23. 23.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) first try on the day (c) rewriting it last night (d) skipping the ending
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) testing slides on stage (c) standing up to practise (d) practising only once
25. 25.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
26. 26.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising only once (b) first try on the day (c) rewriting it last night (d) starting a week early
28. 28.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
29. 29.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) reading a full script (c) practising out loud (d) marking pauses on cards
30. 30.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) only reading silently (c) first try on the day (d) skipping the ending
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) using short cue cards (c) first try on the day (d) rewriting it last night
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) never timing yourself (c) first try on the day (d) practising only once
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) using short cue cards (c) starting a week early (d) skipping the ending
35. 35.True or false: “reading a full script” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “practising the opening” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
38. 38.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
40. 40.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) trying the room first (b) timing each run (c) practising the opening (d) only reading silently

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