Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 641 · 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.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) while speaking (b) after the event (c) never (d) before the event
2. 2.⏱️ 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
3. 3.True or false: “trying the room first” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) testing slides on stage (c) never timing yourself (d) practising out loud
5. 5.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
6. 6.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
8. 8.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) standing up to practise (c) only reading silently (d) testing slides on stage
9. 9.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
11. 11.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) using short cue cards (c) starting a week early (d) trying the room first
12. 12.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
13. 13.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
14. 14.True or false: “only reading silently” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) starting a week early (c) testing slides on stage (d) timing each run
16. 16.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) backwards (b) numbered, in order (c) loose and unnumbered (d) in random order
17. 17.True or false: “reading a full script” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
19. 19.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
20. 20.True or false: “practising out loud” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “practising the opening” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) testing slides on stage (c) practising the opening (d) skipping the ending
24. 24.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) only reading silently (c) practising for family (d) reading a full script
25. 25.True or false: “reading a full script” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to tire them out (b) to get feedback (c) to skip practice (d) to win a prize
28. 28.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
29. 29.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (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) trying the room first (c) standing up to practise (d) timing each run
31. 31.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) trying the room first (c) reading a full script (d) practising the opening
32. 32.True or false: “trying the room first” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) checking slides early (b) first try on the day (c) rewriting it last night (d) never timing yourself
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) marking pauses on cards (c) skipping the ending (d) only reading silently
35. 35.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) the whole speech (b) tiny paragraphs (c) nothing at all (d) key words only
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising only once (b) starting a week early (c) never timing yourself (d) rewriting it last night
37. 37.True or false: “practising the opening” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “checking slides early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
40. 40.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit

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