Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 684 · 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.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) using short cue cards (c) starting a week early (d) practising the opening
2. 2.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to win a prize (b) to tire them out (c) to get feedback (d) to skip practice
3. 3.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) first try on the day (c) reading a full script (d) practising the opening
4. 4.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) testing slides on stage (c) only reading silently (d) never timing yourself
5. 5.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) testing slides on stage (c) practising out loud (d) first try on the day
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) skipping the ending (c) standing up to practise (d) first try on the day
7. 7.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) checking slides early (c) testing slides on stage (d) skipping the ending
8. 8.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) the whole speech (b) key words only (c) nothing at all (d) tiny paragraphs
9. 9.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) starting a week early (b) using short cue cards (c) practising only once (d) standing up to practise
10. 10.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
11. 11.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
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) never timing yourself (b) testing slides on stage (c) using short cue cards (d) skipping the ending
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing up to practise (b) using short cue cards (c) skipping the ending (d) practising for family
15. 15.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “practising for family” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
18. 18.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) backwards (b) loose and unnumbered (c) numbered, in order (d) in random order
19. 19.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
20. 20.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
21. 21.True or false: “practising out loud” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
23. 23.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) before the event (b) never (c) after the event (d) while speaking
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) timing each run (c) testing slides on stage (d) practising out loud
25. 25.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
26. 26.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) standing up to practise (b) using short cue cards (c) practising out loud (d) testing slides on stage
27. 27.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) skipping the ending (c) rewriting it last night (d) trying the room first
28. 28.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a week early (b) first try on the day (c) standing up to practise (d) using short cue cards
30. 30.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) testing slides on stage (c) reading a full script (d) timing each run
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) practising only once (c) using short cue cards (d) practising out loud
32. 32.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) checking slides early (b) starting a week early (c) practising the opening (d) first try on the day
33. 33.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) speak much faster (b) drop the ending (c) cut, then time it again (d) ignore the limit
34. 34.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
35. 35.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) practising out loud (c) never timing yourself (d) marking pauses on cards
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising the opening (b) only reading silently (c) rewriting it last night (d) first try on the day
37. 37.True or false: “starting a week early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit

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