Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 655 · 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) loose and unnumbered (c) in random order (d) numbered, in order
2. 2.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
3. 3.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) reading a full script (c) never timing yourself (d) first try on the day
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) practising only once (c) never timing yourself (d) marking pauses on cards
5. 5.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
7. 7.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “checking slides early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) standing up to practise (c) practising only once (d) practising the opening
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) using short cue cards (c) practising the opening (d) skipping the ending
11. 11.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
12. 12.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) tiny paragraphs (b) nothing at all (c) key words only (d) the whole speech
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) skipping the ending (c) practising only once (d) never timing yourself
15. 15.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
16. 16.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to skip practice (b) to tire them out (c) to get feedback (d) to win a prize
17. 17.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) before the event (b) after the event (c) while speaking (d) never
18. 18.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) checking slides early (b) using short cue cards (c) reading a full script (d) standing up to practise
19. 19.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) practising the opening (c) practising out loud (d) marking pauses on cards
20. 20.True or false: “only reading silently” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
22. 22.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) checking slides early (c) testing slides on stage (d) practising for family
23. 23.True or false: “practising out loud” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) practising only once (c) reading a full script (d) checking slides early
25. 25.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
26. 26.True or false: “trying the room first” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) practising for family (c) testing slides on stage (d) only reading silently
28. 28.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) testing slides on stage (c) rewriting it last night (d) practising the opening
30. 30.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
32. 32.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) only reading silently (c) timing each run (d) testing slides on stage
33. 33.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “starting a week early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) standing up to practise (c) rewriting it last night (d) first try on the day
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) standing up to practise (c) never timing yourself (d) rewriting it last night
37. 37.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
38. 38.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
39. 39.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
40. 40.True or false: “checking slides early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False

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