Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 688 · 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) numbered, in order (c) loose and unnumbered (d) backwards
2. 2.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) checking slides early (c) first try on the day (d) never timing yourself
3. 3.👪 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
4. 4.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
5. 5.True or false: “trying the room first” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
8. 8.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) ignore the limit (b) drop the ending (c) cut, then time it again (d) speak much faster
9. 9.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) practising the opening (c) testing slides on stage (d) rewriting it last night
10. 10.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) practising for family (c) never timing yourself (d) reading a full script
12. 12.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
13. 13.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
14. 14.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) after the event (b) while speaking (c) before the event (d) never
16. 16.True or false: “practising only once” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) practising out loud (c) checking slides early (d) reading a full script
18. 18.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) using short cue cards (b) practising for family (c) only reading silently (d) starting a week early
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking slides early (b) timing each run (c) reading a full script (d) practising out loud
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) only reading silently (c) skipping the ending (d) reading a full script
21. 21.True or false: “trying the room first” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “only reading silently” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) practising the opening (c) practising only once (d) only reading silently
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying the room first (b) testing slides on stage (c) practising for family (d) starting a week early
27. 27.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: checking slides early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
28. 28.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
29. 29.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying the room first (b) skipping the ending (c) never timing yourself (d) practising only once
31. 31.True or false: “first try on the day” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) only reading silently (c) practising for family (d) practising out loud
33. 33.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
34. 34.True or false: “timing each run” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) standing up to practise (c) testing slides on stage (d) practising only once
36. 36.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
37. 37.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) only reading silently (c) timing each run (d) reading a full script
38. 38.True or false: “practising out loud” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) rewriting it last night (c) testing slides on stage (d) marking pauses on cards
40. 40.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) the whole speech (b) tiny paragraphs (c) key words only (d) nothing at all

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