Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 660 · 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) nothing at all (b) the whole speech (c) tiny paragraphs (d) key words only
2. 2.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to win a prize (b) to get feedback (c) to tire them out (d) to skip practice
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising the opening (b) testing slides on stage (c) skipping the ending (d) never timing yourself
4. 4.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
5. 5.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
6. 6.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) standing up to practise (b) trying the room first (c) practising for family (d) only reading silently
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) checking slides early (c) using short cue cards (d) trying the room first
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) checking slides early (c) first try on the day (d) never timing yourself
9. 9.True or false: “first try on the day” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) first try on the day (c) rewriting it last night (d) practising out loud
11. 11.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
12. 12.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) in random order (b) loose and unnumbered (c) numbered, in order (d) backwards
13. 13.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) standing up to practise (c) checking slides early (d) only reading silently
15. 15.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
16. 16.True or false: “practising only once” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “practising for family” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “timing each run” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “timing each run” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) first try on the day (c) marking pauses on cards (d) rewriting it last night
22. 22.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising the opening (b) practising out loud (c) standing up to practise (d) never timing yourself
23. 23.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
24. 24.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) using short cue cards (c) marking pauses on cards (d) starting a week early
25. 25.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) practising only once (c) practising for family (d) testing slides on stage
26. 26.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) speak much faster (b) ignore the limit (c) drop the ending (d) cut, then time it again
27. 27.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) checking slides early (b) timing each run (c) reading a full script (d) practising out loud
28. 28.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
29. 29.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (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) marking pauses on cards (c) practising the opening (d) practising out loud
31. 31.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
32. 32.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) practising out loud (c) standing up to practise (d) first try on the day
33. 33.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) practising the opening (c) practising for family (d) testing slides on stage
34. 34.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) practising the opening (c) using short cue cards (d) timing each run
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) using short cue cards (c) skipping the ending (d) timing each run
37. 37.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising only once (b) practising for family (c) practising out loud (d) trying the room first
39. 39.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) after the event (b) before the event (c) while speaking (d) never
40. 40.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit

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