Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 650 · 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.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) tiny paragraphs (b) key words only (c) nothing at all (d) the whole speech
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) practising out loud (c) first try on the day (d) practising only once
3. 3.True or false: “practising for family” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
5. 5.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
6. 6.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) reading a full script (c) never timing yourself (d) trying the room first
7. 7.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) practising only once (c) using short cue cards (d) practising the opening
8. 8.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) trying the room first (b) testing slides on stage (c) standing up to practise (d) practising for family
9. 9.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
11. 11.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) practising for family (c) skipping the ending (d) practising the opening
13. 13.True or false: “first try on the day” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) skipping the ending (c) practising only once (d) checking slides early
15. 15.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
16. 16.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) practising for family (c) testing slides on stage (d) practising only once
18. 18.True or false: “first try on the day” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) first try on the day (c) marking pauses on cards (d) reading a full script
20. 20.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
21. 21.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to skip practice (b) to win a prize (c) to get feedback (d) to tire them out
22. 22.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: checking slides early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
23. 23.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) practising the opening (c) practising only once (d) rewriting it last night
24. 24.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) skipping the ending (c) only reading silently (d) practising only once
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) never timing yourself (c) starting a week early (d) practising for family
27. 27.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) never timing yourself (c) starting a week early (d) practising only once
28. 28.True or false: “reading a full script” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing up to practise (b) never timing yourself (c) only reading silently (d) reading a full script
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) testing slides on stage (c) starting a week early (d) never timing yourself
31. 31.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
32. 32.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
33. 33.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) ignore the limit (b) cut, then time it again (c) drop the ending (d) speak much faster
34. 34.True or false: “practising the opening” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
36. 36.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) only reading silently (c) practising only once (d) checking slides early
38. 38.True or false: “practising only once” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) never timing yourself (c) timing each run (d) skipping the ending
40. 40.True or false: “checking slides early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False

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