Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 607 · 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.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) cut, then time it again (b) speak much faster (c) ignore the limit (d) drop the ending
3. 3.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying the room first (b) checking slides early (c) testing slides on stage (d) practising out loud
5. 5.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) after the event (b) while speaking (c) never (d) before the event
6. 6.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
7. 7.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) nothing at all (b) tiny paragraphs (c) key words only (d) the whole speech
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) first try on the day (c) skipping the ending (d) practising out loud
9. 9.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
10. 10.True or false: “practising the opening” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.👪 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
12. 12.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) only reading silently (c) testing slides on stage (d) checking slides early
13. 13.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) practising out loud (c) skipping the ending (d) only reading silently
14. 14.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
15. 15.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
17. 17.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) reading a full script (c) practising the opening (d) practising only once
19. 19.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) using short cue cards (c) practising the opening (d) skipping the ending
20. 20.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) timing each run (c) marking pauses on cards (d) only reading silently
22. 22.True or false: “trying the room first” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
24. 24.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
25. 25.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
26. 26.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) using short cue cards (c) testing slides on stage (d) standing up to practise
27. 27.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) in random order (b) loose and unnumbered (c) numbered, in order (d) backwards
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing up to practise (b) rewriting it last night (c) only reading silently (d) practising only once
29. 29.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) rewriting it last night (c) reading a full script (d) timing each run
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) practising only once (c) trying the room first (d) using short cue cards
31. 31.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) checking slides early (c) rewriting it last night (d) trying the room first
32. 32.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) standing up to practise (c) rewriting it last night (d) skipping the ending
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) timing each run (c) trying the room first (d) never timing yourself
34. 34.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
35. 35.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) starting a week early (b) only reading silently (c) practising out loud (d) marking pauses on cards
36. 36.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
37. 37.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
38. 38.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising the opening (b) only reading silently (c) rewriting it last night (d) first try on the day
40. 40.True or false: “practising the opening” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True

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