Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 591 · 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) only reading silently (b) reading a full script (c) marking pauses on cards (d) first try on the day
2. 2.True or false: “practising for family” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
4. 4.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) never (b) after the event (c) before the event (d) while speaking
5. 5.True or false: “first try on the day” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) reading a full script (c) standing up to practise (d) rewriting it last night
7. 7.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) standing up to practise (c) using short cue cards (d) practising for family
9. 9.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
10. 10.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) the whole speech (b) nothing at all (c) tiny paragraphs (d) key words only
11. 11.👪 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
12. 12.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
13. 13.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) practising for family (c) standing up to practise (d) practising the opening
14. 14.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) skipping the ending (c) timing each run (d) rewriting it last night
15. 15.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
16. 16.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) timing each run (c) marking pauses on cards (d) practising out loud
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) marking pauses on cards (c) rewriting it last night (d) reading a full script
18. 18.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
19. 19.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) practising out loud (c) never timing yourself (d) starting a week early
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) rewriting it last night (c) practising the opening (d) timing each run
22. 22.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) backwards (b) numbered, in order (c) loose and unnumbered (d) in random order
24. 24.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
25. 25.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: checking slides early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking slides early (b) only reading silently (c) standing up to practise (d) timing each run
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising only once (b) checking slides early (c) marking pauses on cards (d) using short cue cards
28. 28.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking slides early (b) never timing yourself (c) testing slides on stage (d) only reading silently
30. 30.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) skipping the ending (c) practising only once (d) first try on the day
32. 32.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) rewriting it last night (c) testing slides on stage (d) reading a full script
34. 34.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) never timing yourself (c) first try on the day (d) trying the room first
35. 35.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) timing each run (c) practising the opening (d) marking pauses on cards
37. 37.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) speak much faster (b) cut, then time it again (c) drop the ending (d) ignore the limit
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) trying the room first (c) marking pauses on cards (d) standing up to practise
39. 39.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) using short cue cards (c) practising only once (d) practising the opening
40. 40.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit

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