Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 653 · 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.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) checking slides early (b) skipping the ending (c) practising out loud (d) starting a week early
2. 2.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) only reading silently (c) reading a full script (d) practising the opening
3. 3.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) trying the room first (b) practising for family (c) timing each run (d) practising only once
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a week early (b) only reading silently (c) using short cue cards (d) checking slides early
5. 5.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to get feedback (b) to win a prize (c) to tire them out (d) to skip practice
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) checking slides early (c) standing up to practise (d) practising the opening
7. 7.True or false: “practising for family” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: checking slides early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
9. 9.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising the opening (b) checking slides early (c) never timing yourself (d) practising for family
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) marking pauses on cards (c) never timing yourself (d) testing slides on stage
12. 12.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) loose and unnumbered (b) in random order (c) backwards (d) numbered, in order
13. 13.True or false: “trying the room first” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
15. 15.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing up to practise (b) practising only once (c) practising out loud (d) timing each run
17. 17.True or false: “first try on the day” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) skipping the ending (c) testing slides on stage (d) checking slides early
20. 20.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) rewriting it last night (c) marking pauses on cards (d) testing slides on stage
21. 21.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
22. 22.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) ignore the limit (b) drop the ending (c) cut, then time it again (d) speak much faster
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) practising the opening (c) timing each run (d) testing slides on stage
24. 24.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) testing slides on stage (c) first try on the day (d) practising out loud
26. 26.True or false: “starting a week early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
28. 28.True or false: “practising the opening” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) testing slides on stage (c) never timing yourself (d) only reading silently
30. 30.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) checking slides early (c) rewriting it last night (d) practising for family
31. 31.True or false: “practising the opening” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) practising the opening (c) only reading silently (d) rewriting it last night
33. 33.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
34. 34.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) never timing yourself (c) reading a full script (d) first try on the day
35. 35.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) tiny paragraphs (b) nothing at all (c) the whole speech (d) key words only
36. 36.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) standing up to practise (c) practising out loud (d) never timing yourself
38. 38.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “practising out loud” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) reading a full script (c) standing up to practise (d) only reading silently

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