Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 631 · 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.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
3. 3.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) practising for family (c) never timing yourself (d) practising the opening
4. 4.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
5. 5.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
6. 6.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) checking slides early (c) timing each run (d) starting a week early
7. 7.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to win a prize (b) to skip practice (c) to tire them out (d) to get feedback
8. 8.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) only reading silently (c) testing slides on stage (d) first try on the day
9. 9.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
10. 10.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
12. 12.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) drop the ending (b) speak much faster (c) ignore the limit (d) cut, then time it again
13. 13.True or false: “reading a full script” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “trying the room first” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) the whole speech (b) tiny paragraphs (c) key words only (d) nothing at all
16. 16.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) in random order (b) numbered, in order (c) backwards (d) loose and unnumbered
17. 17.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) starting a week early (b) practising the opening (c) first try on the day (d) using short cue cards
18. 18.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
19. 19.True or false: “practising only once” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) rewriting it last night (c) never timing yourself (d) checking slides early
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) never timing yourself (c) trying the room first (d) skipping the ending
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) never timing yourself (c) practising the opening (d) rewriting it last night
23. 23.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) timing each run (c) rewriting it last night (d) reading a full script
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) checking slides early (c) starting a week early (d) practising the opening
25. 25.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) only reading silently (c) first try on the day (d) trying the room first
26. 26.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) after the event (b) never (c) while speaking (d) before the event
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a week early (b) never timing yourself (c) using short cue cards (d) standing up to practise
28. 28.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: checking slides early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
29. 29.True or false: “first try on the day” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) marking pauses on cards (c) practising the opening (d) checking slides early
31. 31.True or false: “starting a week early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) marking pauses on cards (c) first try on the day (d) reading a full script
34. 34.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “only reading silently” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing up to practise (b) first try on the day (c) rewriting it last night (d) only reading silently
38. 38.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
39. 39.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
40. 40.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) checking slides early (b) marking pauses on cards (c) reading a full script (d) timing each run

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