Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 664 · 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.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
2. 2.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) only reading silently (c) practising the opening (d) first try on the day
3. 3.True or false: “only reading silently” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to skip practice (b) to tire them out (c) to win a prize (d) to get feedback
5. 5.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) standing up to practise (b) checking slides early (c) never timing yourself (d) practising out loud
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) checking slides early (c) marking pauses on cards (d) standing up to practise
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) first try on the day (c) rewriting it last night (d) using short cue cards
8. 8.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) numbered, in order (b) in random order (c) loose and unnumbered (d) backwards
9. 9.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: checking slides early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
10. 10.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) nothing at all (b) tiny paragraphs (c) the whole speech (d) key words only
11. 11.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
12. 12.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) checking slides early (b) practising the opening (c) standing up to practise (d) testing slides on stage
14. 14.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) speak much faster (b) drop the ending (c) ignore the limit (d) cut, then time it again
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) skipping the ending (c) checking slides early (d) practising only once
16. 16.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
17. 17.True or false: “reading a full script” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) first try on the day (c) marking pauses on cards (d) testing slides on stage
19. 19.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) skipping the ending (c) using short cue cards (d) only reading silently
20. 20.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
21. 21.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) checking slides early (b) testing slides on stage (c) reading a full script (d) only reading silently
22. 22.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
23. 23.True or false: “practising the opening” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “reading a full script” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) checking slides early (b) practising out loud (c) trying the room first (d) skipping the ending
26. 26.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
27. 27.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) only reading silently (c) rewriting it last night (d) timing each run
28. 28.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) only reading silently (c) starting a week early (d) trying the room first
29. 29.True or false: “practising only once” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) standing up to practise (c) skipping the ending (d) first try on the day
31. 31.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) skipping the ending (c) practising for family (d) reading a full script
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying the room first (b) first try on the day (c) rewriting it last night (d) only reading silently
33. 33.True or false: “first try on the day” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) never timing yourself (c) only reading silently (d) standing up to practise
35. 35.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) before the event (b) while speaking (c) never (d) after the event
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) practising only once (c) only reading silently (d) starting a week early
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) practising out loud (c) rewriting it last night (d) checking slides early
38. 38.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising the opening (b) never timing yourself (c) checking slides early (d) practising out loud
40. 40.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) first try on the day (c) timing each run (d) trying the room first

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