Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 60 · 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.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) in random order (b) numbered, in order (c) backwards (d) loose and unnumbered
2. 2.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) rewriting it last night (c) marking pauses on cards (d) standing up to practise
3. 3.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) practising out loud (c) using short cue cards (d) timing each run
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) practising for family (c) checking slides early (d) practising only once
5. 5.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
7. 7.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
8. 8.True or false: “practising out loud” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to tire them out (b) to get feedback (c) to win a prize (d) to skip practice
11. 11.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) practising out loud (c) practising only once (d) testing slides on stage
12. 12.True or false: “practising the opening” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) checking slides early (c) practising the opening (d) only reading silently
15. 15.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
16. 16.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: checking slides early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
17. 17.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
18. 18.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
19. 19.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) testing slides on stage (c) only reading silently (d) checking slides early
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) only reading silently (c) practising out loud (d) practising only once
22. 22.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) timing each run (c) testing slides on stage (d) starting a week early
23. 23.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) only reading silently (c) marking pauses on cards (d) rewriting it last night
25. 25.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) reading a full script (c) trying the room first (d) starting a week early
27. 27.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) ignore the limit (b) cut, then time it again (c) speak much faster (d) drop the ending
28. 28.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
29. 29.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) the whole speech (b) key words only (c) tiny paragraphs (d) nothing at all
30. 30.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
31. 31.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) timing each run (c) practising only once (d) reading a full script
32. 32.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a week early (b) trying the room first (c) timing each run (d) never timing yourself
34. 34.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) practising for family (c) skipping the ending (d) testing slides on stage
35. 35.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) practising the opening (c) first try on the day (d) reading a full script
37. 37.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) using short cue cards (b) practising the opening (c) first try on the day (d) practising for family
38. 38.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) using short cue cards (c) skipping the ending (d) reading a full script
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a week early (b) rewriting it last night (c) first try on the day (d) never timing yourself
40. 40.True or false: “checking slides early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True

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