Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 614 · 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: practising for family? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
2. 2.True or false: “only reading silently” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) the whole speech (b) key words only (c) tiny paragraphs (d) nothing at all
4. 4.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to get feedback (b) to win a prize (c) to skip practice (d) to tire them out
5. 5.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) only reading silently (c) standing up to practise (d) first try on the day
6. 6.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) cut, then time it again (b) drop the ending (c) ignore the limit (d) speak much faster
7. 7.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
8. 8.True or false: “first try on the day” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
10. 10.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) reading a full script (c) testing slides on stage (d) practising the opening
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) practising only once (c) using short cue cards (d) never timing yourself
13. 13.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) never timing yourself (c) only reading silently (d) testing slides on stage
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) never timing yourself (c) reading a full script (d) timing each run
15. 15.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) backwards (b) in random order (c) loose and unnumbered (d) numbered, in order
16. 16.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) never timing yourself (c) checking slides early (d) reading a full script
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) checking slides early (c) practising the opening (d) practising only once
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) skipping the ending (c) first try on the day (d) practising for family
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) reading a full script (c) timing each run (d) marking pauses on cards
20. 20.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) first try on the day (c) practising only once (d) practising for family
21. 21.True or false: “practising for family” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) checking slides early (c) marking pauses on cards (d) using short cue cards
23. 23.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) never timing yourself (c) first try on the day (d) trying the room first
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) skipping the ending (c) practising out loud (d) rewriting it last night
25. 25.True or false: “first try on the day” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) standing up to practise (c) trying the room first (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: practising only once? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
30. 30.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) practising for family (c) practising out loud (d) checking slides early
31. 31.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) timing each run (c) practising the opening (d) rewriting it last night
32. 32.True or false: “checking slides early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) standing up to practise (c) checking slides early (d) marking pauses on cards
34. 34.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
35. 35.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) practising for family (c) starting a week early (d) checking slides early
38. 38.True or false: “practising only once” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “timing each run” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) after the event (b) never (c) while speaking (d) before the event

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