Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 586 · 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) never timing yourself (c) testing slides on stage (d) practising the opening
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a week early (b) practising only once (c) skipping the ending (d) never timing yourself
3. 3.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
5. 5.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
6. 6.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to win a prize (b) to get feedback (c) to skip practice (d) to tire them out
7. 7.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) testing slides on stage (c) standing up to practise (d) never timing yourself
8. 8.True or false: “first try on the day” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) drop the ending (b) speak much faster (c) ignore the limit (d) cut, then time it again
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) testing slides on stage (c) standing up to practise (d) only reading silently
12. 12.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying the room first (b) never timing yourself (c) standing up to practise (d) practising for family
14. 14.True or false: “practising for family” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) rewriting it last night (c) practising only once (d) trying the room first
16. 16.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) timing each run (c) skipping the ending (d) practising for family
17. 17.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) tiny paragraphs (b) nothing at all (c) the whole speech (d) key words only
18. 18.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
19. 19.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
20. 20.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) skipping the ending (c) testing slides on stage (d) reading a full script
21. 21.True or false: “reading a full script” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “starting a week early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
24. 24.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) practising for family (c) checking slides early (d) marking pauses on cards
25. 25.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) while speaking (b) never (c) before the event (d) after the event
26. 26.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) starting a week early (b) practising the opening (c) standing up to practise (d) reading a full script
27. 27.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) marking pauses on cards (c) trying the room first (d) using short cue cards
28. 28.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
30. 30.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing up to practise (b) starting a week early (c) using short cue cards (d) practising only once
32. 32.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) marking pauses on cards (c) checking slides early (d) standing up to practise
34. 34.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
35. 35.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) timing each run (c) starting a week early (d) standing up to practise
36. 36.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) backwards (b) in random order (c) numbered, in order (d) loose and unnumbered
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising the opening (b) starting a week early (c) checking slides early (d) only reading silently
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising the opening (b) testing slides on stage (c) only reading silently (d) skipping the ending
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a week early (b) reading a full script (c) timing each run (d) practising out loud

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