Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 603 · 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 poor rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) practising out loud (c) rewriting it last night (d) standing up to practise
2. 2.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
3. 3.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
4. 4.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
5. 5.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) key words only (b) nothing at all (c) the whole speech (d) tiny paragraphs
6. 6.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
7. 7.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) backwards (b) in random order (c) numbered, in order (d) loose and unnumbered
8. 8.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
9. 9.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: checking slides early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
11. 11.True or false: “first try on the day” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
13. 13.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) rewriting it last night (c) never timing yourself (d) using short cue cards
14. 14.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) first try on the day (c) timing each run (d) practising only once
16. 16.True or false: “practising for family” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) trying the room first (b) skipping the ending (c) only reading silently (d) reading a full script
18. 18.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) marking pauses on cards (c) practising only once (d) reading a full script
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) testing slides on stage (c) reading a full script (d) checking slides early
20. 20.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) first try on the day (c) practising the opening (d) only reading silently
21. 21.True or false: “reading a full script” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) only reading silently (c) first try on the day (d) practising only once
23. 23.True or false: “checking slides early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) only reading silently (c) standing up to practise (d) first try on the day
25. 25.⏱️ 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) ignore the limit (d) drop the ending
26. 26.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
27. 27.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) rewriting it last night (c) testing slides on stage (d) practising out loud
28. 28.True or false: “starting a week early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) standing up to practise (c) only reading silently (d) reading a full script
30. 30.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing up to practise (b) starting a week early (c) using short cue cards (d) skipping the ending
32. 32.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) while speaking (b) after the event (c) never (d) before the event
33. 33.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to tire them out (b) to win a prize (c) to get feedback (d) to skip practice
34. 34.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) using short cue cards (c) marking pauses on cards (d) skipping the ending
35. 35.True or false: “timing each run” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
37. 37.True or false: “only reading silently” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) practising the opening (c) marking pauses on cards (d) practising only once
40. 40.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) starting a week early (b) practising out loud (c) never timing yourself (d) timing each run

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