Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 687 · 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: using short cue cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
2. 2.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
3. 3.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
4. 4.True or false: “reading a full script” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “practising only once” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “practising for family” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “trying the room first” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
9. 9.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) backwards (b) loose and unnumbered (c) numbered, in order (d) in random order
10. 10.True or false: “only reading silently” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) using short cue cards (b) marking pauses on cards (c) never timing yourself (d) timing each run
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) only reading silently (c) rewriting it last night (d) practising only once
14. 14.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) after the event (b) never (c) before the event (d) while speaking
15. 15.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) first try on the day (c) rewriting it last night (d) using short cue cards
17. 17.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) practising only once (c) marking pauses on cards (d) skipping the ending
18. 18.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) practising the opening (c) practising only once (d) never timing yourself
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) timing each run (c) standing up to practise (d) practising out loud
21. 21.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
22. 22.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to win a prize (b) to skip practice (c) to tire them out (d) to get feedback
23. 23.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) using short cue cards (c) skipping the ending (d) trying the room first
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) practising the opening (b) standing up to practise (c) using short cue cards (d) only reading silently
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) testing slides on stage (c) practising the opening (d) checking slides early
27. 27.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) timing each run (c) skipping the ending (d) only reading silently
28. 28.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
29. 29.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
30. 30.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
31. 31.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) checking slides early (b) first try on the day (c) trying the room first (d) marking pauses on cards
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) rewriting it last night (c) practising only once (d) marking pauses on cards
33. 33.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) practising out loud (c) only reading silently (d) never timing yourself
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) trying the room first (c) never timing yourself (d) first try on the day
35. 35.True or false: “checking slides early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.⏱️ 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
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) timing each run (c) only reading silently (d) testing slides on stage
38. 38.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
39. 39.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) key words only (b) the whole speech (c) nothing at all (d) tiny paragraphs

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