Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 681 · 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) in random order (b) backwards (c) loose and unnumbered (d) numbered, in order
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) never timing yourself (c) practising the opening (d) rewriting it last night
3. 3.True or false: “reading a full script” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) speak much faster (b) ignore the limit (c) drop the ending (d) cut, then time it again
5. 5.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising the opening (b) practising out loud (c) timing each run (d) only reading silently
6. 6.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising only once (b) practising out loud (c) trying the room first (d) practising for family
8. 8.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
9. 9.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
11. 11.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) tiny paragraphs (b) nothing at all (c) key words only (d) the whole speech
12. 12.True or false: “only reading silently” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) never timing yourself (c) starting a week early (d) first try on the day
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) rewriting it last night (c) testing slides on stage (d) practising for family
15. 15.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) standing up to practise (c) practising only once (d) only reading silently
17. 17.True or false: “first try on the day” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) practising only once (c) testing slides on stage (d) standing up to practise
20. 20.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to tire them out (b) to skip practice (c) to get feedback (d) to win a prize
21. 21.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) checking slides early (c) skipping the ending (d) only reading silently
22. 22.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
23. 23.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: checking slides early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
24. 24.True or false: “practising the opening” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a week early (b) testing slides on stage (c) practising the opening (d) trying the room first
26. 26.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) practising out loud (c) standing up to practise (d) never timing yourself
27. 27.True or false: “timing each run” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) only reading silently (c) practising out loud (d) reading a full script
29. 29.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising the opening (b) skipping the ending (c) checking slides early (d) starting a week early
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking slides early (b) standing up to practise (c) rewriting it last night (d) practising out loud
31. 31.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) starting a week early (c) only reading silently (d) practising only once
32. 32.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) starting a week early (b) practising only once (c) using short cue cards (d) practising the opening
34. 34.True or false: “practising out loud” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) timing each run (c) rewriting it last night (d) only reading silently
36. 36.True or false: “practising for family” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) trying the room first (c) practising for family (d) standing up to practise
39. 39.True or false: “trying the room first” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “trying the room first” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False

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