Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 678 · 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) numbered, in order (c) loose and unnumbered (d) in random order
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) testing slides on stage (c) practising out loud (d) skipping the ending
3. 3.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
4. 4.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
5. 5.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) starting a week early (b) practising only once (c) never timing yourself (d) skipping the ending
6. 6.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
8. 8.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) tiny paragraphs (b) nothing at all (c) the whole speech (d) key words only
9. 9.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) practising only once (c) never timing yourself (d) rewriting it last night
10. 10.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing up to practise (b) skipping the ending (c) practising out loud (d) checking slides early
12. 12.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) never timing yourself (c) reading a full script (d) practising the opening
14. 14.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) using short cue cards (c) only reading silently (d) testing slides on stage
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) checking slides early (c) testing slides on stage (d) never timing yourself
17. 17.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) practising for family (c) using short cue cards (d) standing up to practise
19. 19.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: checking slides early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) reading a full script (c) practising only once (d) standing up to practise
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) starting a week early (c) never timing yourself (d) standing up to practise
22. 22.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) trying the room first (c) practising only once (d) only reading silently
23. 23.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) ignore the limit (b) cut, then time it again (c) drop the ending (d) speak much faster
24. 24.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
25. 25.True or false: “practising only once” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “practising the opening” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to skip practice (b) to get feedback (c) to tire them out (d) to win a prize
28. 28.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising the opening (b) timing each run (c) trying the room first (d) testing slides on stage
30. 30.True or false: “timing each run” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) never (b) before the event (c) while speaking (d) after the event
32. 32.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) rewriting it last night (c) using short cue cards (d) only reading silently
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising the opening (b) only reading silently (c) reading a full script (d) skipping the ending
34. 34.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) using short cue cards (c) standing up to practise (d) trying the room first
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) checking slides early (c) practising for family (d) starting a week early
37. 37.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) trying the room first (b) using short cue cards (c) practising for family (d) first try on the day
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking slides early (b) starting a week early (c) standing up to practise (d) only reading silently
39. 39.True or false: “practising for family” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True

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