Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 593 · 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) practising only once (c) reading a full script (d) checking slides early
2. 2.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) key words only (b) the whole speech (c) tiny paragraphs (d) nothing at all
3. 3.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) standing up to practise (b) starting a week early (c) practising out loud (d) skipping the ending
4. 4.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) standing up to practise (b) trying the room first (c) starting a week early (d) never timing yourself
5. 5.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying the room first (b) practising the opening (c) starting a week early (d) testing slides on stage
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying the room first (b) checking slides early (c) reading a full script (d) starting a week early
8. 8.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
9. 9.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) testing slides on stage (c) trying the room first (d) practising only once
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) rewriting it last night (b) practising only once (c) testing slides on stage (d) using short cue cards
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying the room first (b) practising only once (c) timing each run (d) practising out loud
13. 13.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) practising for family (c) standing up to practise (d) checking slides early
15. 15.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) never (b) after the event (c) while speaking (d) before the event
16. 16.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) rewriting it last night (c) practising only once (d) practising for family
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) reading a full script (c) checking slides early (d) never timing yourself
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) marking pauses on cards (c) standing up to practise (d) practising out loud
19. 19.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) practising only once (c) starting a week early (d) marking pauses on cards
20. 20.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) timing each run (c) practising for family (d) first try on the day
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) practising the opening (c) never timing yourself (d) testing slides on stage
22. 22.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) starting a week early (c) reading a full script (d) using short cue cards
23. 23.👪 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
24. 24.True or false: “starting a week early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
26. 26.True or false: “reading a full script” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying the room first (b) testing slides on stage (c) first try on the day (d) never timing yourself
28. 28.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
29. 29.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) practising only once (c) skipping the ending (d) testing slides on stage
31. 31.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) checking slides early (c) starting a week early (d) first try on the day
33. 33.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) skipping the ending (c) testing slides on stage (d) practising out loud
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) testing slides on stage (c) skipping the ending (d) starting a week early
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) practising out loud (c) first try on the day (d) reading a full script
36. 36.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: checking slides early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
38. 38.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
39. 39.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
40. 40.True or false: “reading a full script” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False

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