Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 629 · 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: skipping the ending? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
2. 2.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) using short cue cards (c) practising out loud (d) practising the opening
4. 4.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) key words only (b) the whole speech (c) nothing at all (d) tiny paragraphs
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising the opening (b) using short cue cards (c) rewriting it last night (d) standing up to practise
6. 6.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) reading a full script (c) never timing yourself (d) only reading silently
7. 7.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “practising the opening” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing up to practise (b) only reading silently (c) never timing yourself (d) testing slides on stage
11. 11.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) cut, then time it again (b) ignore the limit (c) speak much faster (d) drop the ending
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) trying the room first (c) starting a week early (d) checking slides early
13. 13.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to tire them out (b) to skip practice (c) to get feedback (d) to win a prize
14. 14.True or false: “practising for family” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: checking slides early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
16. 16.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
17. 17.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
18. 18.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) starting a week early (b) skipping the ending (c) rewriting it last night (d) first try on the day
19. 19.True or false: “timing each run” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) loose and unnumbered (b) in random order (c) backwards (d) numbered, in order
21. 21.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) practising the opening (c) using short cue cards (d) starting a week early
22. 22.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) marking pauses on cards (c) practising for family (d) standing up to practise
23. 23.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) rewriting it last night (c) reading a full script (d) first try on the day
24. 24.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
25. 25.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
26. 26.True or false: “checking slides early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) never timing yourself (c) using short cue cards (d) testing slides on stage
28. 28.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
29. 29.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) testing slides on stage (c) practising only once (d) first try on the day
31. 31.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
32. 32.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying the room first (b) testing slides on stage (c) marking pauses on cards (d) starting a week early
34. 34.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) rewriting it last night (c) testing slides on stage (d) skipping the ending
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) checking slides early (c) only reading silently (d) skipping the ending
38. 38.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
39. 39.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) trying the room first (c) reading a full script (d) never timing yourself
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) rewriting it last night (c) practising out loud (d) only reading silently

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