Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 635 · 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.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) backwards (b) numbered, in order (c) loose and unnumbered (d) in random order
2. 2.True or false: “timing each run” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) timing each run (c) practising for family (d) first try on the day
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) reading a full script (c) never timing yourself (d) marking pauses on cards
5. 5.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising the opening (b) practising out loud (c) first try on the day (d) using short cue cards
6. 6.True or false: “checking slides early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “reading a full script” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.👪 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
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) skipping the ending (c) practising only once (d) trying the room first
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) starting a week early (c) only reading silently (d) never timing yourself
11. 11.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
13. 13.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) key words only (b) tiny paragraphs (c) nothing at all (d) the whole speech
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising only once (b) only reading silently (c) using short cue cards (d) never timing yourself
15. 15.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
16. 16.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing up to practise (b) never timing yourself (c) skipping the ending (d) reading a full script
18. 18.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
19. 19.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “practising only once” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) checking slides early (c) reading a full script (d) rewriting it last night
22. 22.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) drop the ending (b) speak much faster (c) cut, then time it again (d) ignore the limit
23. 23.True or false: “practising for family” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) practising only once (c) rewriting it last night (d) using short cue cards
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing up to practise (b) practising the opening (c) starting a week early (d) never timing yourself
27. 27.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) using short cue cards (c) timing each run (d) rewriting it last night
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) reading a full script (c) timing each run (d) practising only once
29. 29.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
30. 30.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
31. 31.True or false: “practising for family” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “first try on the day” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) practising only once (c) first try on the day (d) rewriting it last night
35. 35.True or false: “only reading silently” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
37. 37.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
38. 38.True or false: “practising the opening” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) testing slides on stage (c) practising only once (d) practising out loud
40. 40.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True

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