Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

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

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