Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 693 · 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) standing up to practise (c) marking pauses on cards (d) rewriting it last night
2. 2.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
3. 3.True or false: “timing each run” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to get feedback (b) to win a prize (c) to tire them out (d) to skip practice
5. 5.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) never timing yourself (c) trying the room first (d) only reading silently
6. 6.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) marking pauses on cards (c) reading a full script (d) trying the room first
8. 8.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) skipping the ending (c) never timing yourself (d) marking pauses on cards
9. 9.True or false: “first try on the day” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking slides early (b) never timing yourself (c) timing each run (d) using short cue cards
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) trying the room first (c) skipping the ending (d) never timing yourself
12. 12.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “practising the opening” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) trying the room first (b) marking pauses on cards (c) starting a week early (d) reading a full script
15. 15.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
16. 16.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
17. 17.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) only reading silently (c) testing slides on stage (d) practising out loud
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) practising the opening (c) trying the room first (d) practising out loud
19. 19.True or false: “practising for family” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) marking pauses on cards (c) testing slides on stage (d) using short cue cards
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing up to practise (b) rewriting it last night (c) using short cue cards (d) starting a week early
22. 22.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
23. 23.True or false: “starting a week early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “first try on the day” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) reading a full script (c) standing up to practise (d) skipping the ending
26. 26.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
27. 27.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) tiny paragraphs (b) key words only (c) nothing at all (d) the whole speech
28. 28.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
29. 29.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) using short cue cards (c) skipping the ending (d) practising only once
30. 30.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
31. 31.True or false: “only reading silently” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “reading a full script” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) timing each run (c) rewriting it last night (d) reading a full script
34. 34.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) after the event (b) never (c) while speaking (d) before the event
36. 36.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) speak much faster (b) cut, then time it again (c) drop the ending (d) ignore the limit
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying the room first (b) first try on the day (c) starting a week early (d) checking slides early
38. 38.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) using short cue cards (c) practising only once (d) first try on the day
40. 40.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit

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