Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 666 · 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: checking slides early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
2. 2.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) marking pauses on cards (c) reading a full script (d) testing slides on stage
3. 3.True or false: “only reading silently” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
5. 5.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) after the event (b) before the event (c) never (d) while speaking
6. 6.True or false: “practising for family” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) practising for family (c) testing slides on stage (d) starting a week early
8. 8.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
9. 9.True or false: “only reading silently” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) never timing yourself (c) skipping the ending (d) standing up to practise
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) practising the opening (c) practising out loud (d) timing each run
12. 12.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) standing up to practise (c) timing each run (d) using short cue cards
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising the opening (b) skipping the ending (c) starting a week early (d) timing each run
14. 14.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) standing up to practise (b) practising out loud (c) timing each run (d) never timing yourself
15. 15.⏱️ 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
16. 16.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
17. 17.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) only reading silently (c) timing each run (d) rewriting it last night
18. 18.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) loose and unnumbered (b) numbered, in order (c) in random order (d) backwards
19. 19.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
20. 20.True or false: “practising out loud” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) timing each run (c) first try on the day (d) rewriting it last night
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) rewriting it last night (c) practising out loud (d) practising only once
23. 23.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) rewriting it last night (c) using short cue cards (d) only reading silently
26. 26.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) never timing yourself (c) testing slides on stage (d) skipping the ending
27. 27.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
28. 28.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
29. 29.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
31. 31.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) practising out loud (c) trying the room first (d) checking slides early
33. 33.True or false: “starting a week early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.👪 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
35. 35.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
36. 36.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
37. 37.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) nothing at all (b) tiny paragraphs (c) the whole speech (d) key words only
38. 38.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) checking slides early (b) only reading silently (c) reading a full script (d) practising only once
39. 39.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) starting a week early (b) practising the opening (c) skipping the ending (d) trying the room first

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