Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 670 · 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.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) drop the ending (b) speak much faster (c) cut, then time it again (d) ignore the limit
2. 2.True or false: “timing each run” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) key words only (b) nothing at all (c) tiny paragraphs (d) the whole speech
4. 4.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) while speaking (b) never (c) after the event (d) before the event
5. 5.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
6. 6.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
7. 7.True or false: “checking slides early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) practising only once (c) never timing yourself (d) skipping the ending
9. 9.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
10. 10.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
11. 11.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) using short cue cards (c) practising for family (d) skipping the ending
12. 12.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) never timing yourself (c) timing each run (d) only reading silently
13. 13.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
14. 14.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) practising only once (c) using short cue cards (d) first try on the day
16. 16.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) checking slides early (c) testing slides on stage (d) timing each run
18. 18.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) starting a week early (b) standing up to practise (c) trying the room first (d) practising only once
20. 20.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying the room first (b) practising only once (c) using short cue cards (d) checking slides early
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) standing up to practise (c) practising out loud (d) timing each run
23. 23.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
24. 24.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) practising for family (c) rewriting it last night (d) never timing yourself
25. 25.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) loose and unnumbered (b) numbered, in order (c) backwards (d) in random order
26. 26.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) standing up to practise (c) rewriting it last night (d) reading a full script
27. 27.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising the opening (b) never timing yourself (c) rewriting it last night (d) first try on the day
29. 29.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising the opening (b) trying the room first (c) only reading silently (d) practising for family
30. 30.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) rewriting it last night (c) marking pauses on cards (d) timing each run
31. 31.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
32. 32.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
33. 33.True or false: “practising only once” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising the opening (b) rewriting it last night (c) testing slides on stage (d) reading a full script
36. 36.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
37. 37.True or false: “reading a full script” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
39. 39.True or false: “first try on the day” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) reading a full script (c) rewriting it last night (d) checking slides early

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