Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 571 · 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) key words only (c) tiny paragraphs (d) the whole speech
2. 2.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
3. 3.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) trying the room first (c) timing each run (d) starting a week early
4. 4.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to tire them out (b) to win a prize (c) to skip practice (d) to get feedback
5. 5.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
6. 6.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) backwards (b) loose and unnumbered (c) numbered, in order (d) in random order
7. 7.True or false: “practising only once” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) testing slides on stage (c) practising for family (d) trying the room first
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking slides early (b) starting a week early (c) standing up to practise (d) only reading silently
11. 11.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) reading a full script (c) never timing yourself (d) timing each run
12. 12.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) practising only once (c) first try on the day (d) practising out loud
13. 13.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) starting a week early (c) never timing yourself (d) skipping the ending
14. 14.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
15. 15.True or false: “trying the room first” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
17. 17.True or false: “reading a full script” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) practising only once (c) reading a full script (d) testing slides on stage
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing up to practise (b) practising only once (c) never timing yourself (d) skipping the ending
20. 20.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) after the event (b) before the event (c) never (d) while speaking
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) trying the room first (c) practising for family (d) first try on the day
22. 22.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) rewriting it last night (c) skipping the ending (d) marking pauses on cards
23. 23.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) testing slides on stage (c) marking pauses on cards (d) using short cue cards
24. 24.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) trying the room first (c) rewriting it last night (d) checking slides early
26. 26.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) practising out loud (c) first try on the day (d) only reading silently
28. 28.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
29. 29.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) marking pauses on cards (c) timing each run (d) practising for family
30. 30.True or false: “checking slides early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) marking pauses on cards (c) using short cue cards (d) checking slides early
32. 32.True or false: “practising out loud” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) cut, then time it again (b) drop the ending (c) ignore the limit (d) speak much faster
34. 34.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
35. 35.True or false: “checking slides early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) checking slides early (b) practising out loud (c) marking pauses on cards (d) reading a full script
37. 37.True or false: “first try on the day” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “practising only once” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “first try on the day” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) first try on the day (c) practising only once (d) skipping the ending

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