Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 679 · 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: standing up to practise? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
2. 2.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to get feedback (b) to win a prize (c) to tire them out (d) to skip practice
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) practising only once (c) marking pauses on cards (d) only reading silently
4. 4.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
5. 5.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) nothing at all (b) the whole speech (c) tiny paragraphs (d) key words only
6. 6.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) practising only once (c) checking slides early (d) skipping the ending
8. 8.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
9. 9.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) standing up to practise (c) never timing yourself (d) practising the opening
10. 10.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) backwards (b) loose and unnumbered (c) numbered, in order (d) in random order
11. 11.True or false: “first try on the day” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
13. 13.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) starting a week early (b) timing each run (c) checking slides early (d) skipping the ending
14. 14.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “practising out loud” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) while speaking (b) after the event (c) never (d) before the event
18. 18.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
19. 19.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) marking pauses on cards (c) timing each run (d) checking slides early
20. 20.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: checking slides early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
21. 21.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
22. 22.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) never timing yourself (c) reading a full script (d) only reading silently
24. 24.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) speak much faster (b) cut, then time it again (c) ignore the limit (d) drop the ending
25. 25.True or false: “reading a full script” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) practising for family (c) reading a full script (d) practising out loud
27. 27.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) starting a week early (b) never timing yourself (c) rewriting it last night (d) only reading silently
28. 28.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) never timing yourself (c) rewriting it last night (d) using short cue cards
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) first try on the day (c) rewriting it last night (d) practising only once
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising the opening (b) standing up to practise (c) first try on the day (d) using short cue cards
31. 31.True or false: “practising only once” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) trying the room first (c) testing slides on stage (d) marking pauses on cards
33. 33.True or false: “practising out loud” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
35. 35.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
36. 36.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) standing up to practise (b) using short cue cards (c) trying the room first (d) first try on the day
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising the opening (b) skipping the ending (c) rewriting it last night (d) only reading silently
39. 39.True or false: “trying the room first” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) standing up to practise (b) skipping the ending (c) only reading silently (d) reading a full script

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