Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

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

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