Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 690 · 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) practising the opening (b) starting a week early (c) practising out loud (d) rewriting it last night
2. 2.True or false: “checking slides early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) nothing at all (b) tiny paragraphs (c) key words only (d) the whole speech
4. 4.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) before the event (b) never (c) after the event (d) while speaking
5. 5.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) using short cue cards (b) checking slides early (c) practising the opening (d) never timing yourself
6. 6.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to tire them out (b) to win a prize (c) to skip practice (d) to get feedback
7. 7.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) drop the ending (b) ignore the limit (c) cut, then time it again (d) speak much faster
8. 8.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) timing each run (c) trying the room first (d) starting a week early
9. 9.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
10. 10.True or false: “practising only once” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising the opening (b) standing up to practise (c) only reading silently (d) marking pauses on cards
12. 12.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
13. 13.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) only reading silently (c) practising only once (d) practising out loud
14. 14.True or false: “practising for family” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking slides early (b) timing each run (c) testing slides on stage (d) marking pauses on cards
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) never timing yourself (c) practising out loud (d) using short cue cards
17. 17.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) practising the opening (c) testing slides on stage (d) skipping the ending
18. 18.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) testing slides on stage (c) practising for family (d) practising the opening
20. 20.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
21. 21.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
22. 22.True or false: “practising out loud” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “starting a week early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) skipping the ending (c) using short cue cards (d) only reading silently
25. 25.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
26. 26.True or false: “timing each run” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “reading a full script” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) skipping the ending (c) practising the opening (d) first try on the day
29. 29.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
30. 30.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) practising only once (c) only reading silently (d) checking slides early
31. 31.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
32. 32.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
35. 35.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) in random order (b) loose and unnumbered (c) numbered, in order (d) backwards
36. 36.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) first try on the day (c) skipping the ending (d) only reading silently
37. 37.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
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: “using short cue cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) using short cue cards (b) never timing yourself (c) rewriting it last night (d) reading a full script

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