Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 66 · 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.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to skip practice (b) to get feedback (c) to win a prize (d) to tire them out
2. 2.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) nothing at all (b) key words only (c) the whole speech (d) tiny paragraphs
3. 3.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
4. 4.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) using short cue cards (b) checking slides early (c) skipping the ending (d) standing up to practise
6. 6.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) practising for family (c) practising out loud (d) rewriting it last night
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising only once (b) reading a full script (c) timing each run (d) rewriting it last night
8. 8.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “reading a full script” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) trying the room first (b) skipping the ending (c) rewriting it last night (d) practising only once
11. 11.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
12. 12.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
13. 13.True or false: “practising out loud” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a week early (b) timing each run (c) practising the opening (d) first try on the day
16. 16.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) in random order (b) backwards (c) numbered, in order (d) loose and unnumbered
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) only reading silently (c) reading a full script (d) testing slides on stage
18. 18.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
19. 19.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) only reading silently (c) reading a full script (d) first try on the day
20. 20.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) rewriting it last night (c) timing each run (d) never timing yourself
21. 21.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) cut, then time it again (b) speak much faster (c) ignore the limit (d) drop the ending
22. 22.True or false: “only reading silently” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “trying the room first” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) starting a week early (c) trying the room first (d) checking slides early
25. 25.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) using short cue cards (c) practising only once (d) testing slides on stage
26. 26.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) marking pauses on cards (c) standing up to practise (d) trying the room first
28. 28.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) starting a week early (b) practising for family (c) practising the opening (d) testing slides on stage
29. 29.True or false: “timing each run” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
31. 31.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) reading a full script (c) standing up to practise (d) starting a week early
33. 33.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) only reading silently (c) practising for family (d) never timing yourself
34. 34.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising the opening (b) only reading silently (c) practising out loud (d) starting a week early
35. 35.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising only once (b) reading a full script (c) using short cue cards (d) only reading silently
37. 37.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
38. 38.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) rewriting it last night (c) starting a week early (d) reading a full script
39. 39.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) standing up to practise (b) timing each run (c) first try on the day (d) trying the room first
40. 40.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: checking slides early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit

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