Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 698 · 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: trying the room first? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
2. 2.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) only reading silently (c) practising only once (d) standing up to practise
3. 3.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) nothing at all (b) the whole speech (c) tiny paragraphs (d) key words only
4. 4.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
5. 5.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) checking slides early (b) trying the room first (c) only reading silently (d) timing each run
6. 6.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
8. 8.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
9. 9.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) practising out loud (c) practising for family (d) testing slides on stage
11. 11.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to tire them out (b) to skip practice (c) to get feedback (d) to win a prize
13. 13.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) never (b) while speaking (c) after the event (d) before the event
14. 14.True or false: “practising for family” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: checking slides early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
16. 16.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) loose and unnumbered (b) numbered, in order (c) backwards (d) in random order
18. 18.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) ignore the limit (b) drop the ending (c) speak much faster (d) cut, then time it again
19. 19.True or false: “starting a week early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) never timing yourself (c) timing each run (d) practising for family
21. 21.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) checking slides early (b) timing each run (c) marking pauses on cards (d) rewriting it last night
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising only once (b) never timing yourself (c) testing slides on stage (d) practising out loud
23. 23.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
24. 24.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising the opening (b) marking pauses on cards (c) checking slides early (d) reading a full script
26. 26.True or false: “practising out loud” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) trying the room first (c) practising the opening (d) testing slides on stage
28. 28.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) trying the room first (c) only reading silently (d) never timing yourself
29. 29.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising the opening (b) standing up to practise (c) timing each run (d) never timing yourself
30. 30.True or false: “only reading silently” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) practising out loud (c) marking pauses on cards (d) practising only once
33. 33.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) skipping the ending (c) never timing yourself (d) marking pauses on cards
34. 34.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) testing slides on stage (c) never timing yourself (d) practising out loud
35. 35.True or false: “checking slides early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) standing up to practise (b) using short cue cards (c) practising the opening (d) first try on the day
37. 37.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) checking slides early (b) timing each run (c) marking pauses on cards (d) reading a full script
38. 38.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
39. 39.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit

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