Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 68 · 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.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) the whole speech (b) tiny paragraphs (c) nothing at all (d) key words only
2. 2.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
3. 3.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) trying the room first (b) timing each run (c) rewriting it last night (d) using short cue cards
4. 4.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “practising for family” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) after the event (b) never (c) while speaking (d) before the event
7. 7.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) practising out loud (c) testing slides on stage (d) practising for family
8. 8.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
9. 9.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) practising only once (c) trying the room first (d) rewriting it last night
10. 10.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) only reading silently (c) trying the room first (d) skipping the ending
12. 12.👪 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
13. 13.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) never timing yourself (c) reading a full script (d) practising the opening
14. 14.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a week early (b) practising the opening (c) trying the room first (d) testing slides on stage
16. 16.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) only reading silently (c) testing slides on stage (d) standing up to practise
17. 17.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
18. 18.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) practising the opening (c) checking slides early (d) reading a full script
20. 20.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
21. 21.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) speak much faster (b) drop the ending (c) ignore the limit (d) cut, then time it again
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a week early (b) checking slides early (c) practising for family (d) only reading silently
23. 23.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
24. 24.True or false: “practising for family” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “first try on the day” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) first try on the day (c) only reading silently (d) standing up to practise
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a week early (b) skipping the ending (c) testing slides on stage (d) reading a full script
28. 28.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) skipping the ending (c) never timing yourself (d) practising out loud
31. 31.True or false: “reading a full script” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) rewriting it last night (c) reading a full script (d) never timing yourself
33. 33.True or false: “practising out loud” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “practising only once” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) starting a week early (c) practising out loud (d) practising for family
36. 36.True or false: “timing each run” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
38. 38.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
39. 39.True or false: “only reading silently” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) practising only once (c) rewriting it last night (d) checking slides early

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