Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 672 · 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.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) backwards (b) loose and unnumbered (c) numbered, in order (d) in random order
2. 2.⏱️ 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
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) only reading silently (c) standing up to practise (d) testing slides on stage
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) reading a full script (c) standing up to practise (d) checking slides early
5. 5.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
6. 6.True or false: “checking slides early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) only reading silently (c) reading a full script (d) starting a week early
9. 9.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to tire them out (b) to get feedback (c) to win a prize (d) to skip practice
10. 10.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
11. 11.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) standing up to practise (b) practising out loud (c) timing each run (d) reading a full script
12. 12.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
13. 13.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: checking slides early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
15. 15.True or false: “timing each run” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying the room first (b) timing each run (c) testing slides on stage (d) practising the opening
17. 17.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “practising only once” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) standing up to practise (c) first try on the day (d) starting a week early
20. 20.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) tiny paragraphs (b) key words only (c) nothing at all (d) the whole speech
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) practising only once (c) checking slides early (d) practising for family
22. 22.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
23. 23.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) marking pauses on cards (c) starting a week early (d) using short cue cards
24. 24.True or false: “practising for family” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “starting a week early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) before the event (b) after the event (c) while speaking (d) never
27. 27.True or false: “only reading silently” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
29. 29.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) rewriting it last night (c) practising for family (d) marking pauses on cards
30. 30.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) skipping the ending (c) practising only once (d) trying the room first
32. 32.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) practising only once (c) practising out loud (d) first try on the day
33. 33.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
34. 34.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) starting a week early (b) practising for family (c) timing each run (d) testing slides on stage
35. 35.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) standing up to practise (b) rewriting it last night (c) practising only once (d) first try on the day
36. 36.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
37. 37.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) marking pauses on cards (c) practising the opening (d) timing each run
38. 38.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) practising only once (c) testing slides on stage (d) marking pauses on cards
39. 39.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) using short cue cards (c) rewriting it last night (d) practising for family

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