Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 700 · 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.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) speak much faster (b) drop the ending (c) cut, then time it again (d) ignore the limit
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) rewriting it last night (c) marking pauses on cards (d) skipping the ending
4. 4.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) before the event (b) while speaking (c) never (d) after the event
5. 5.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) trying the room first (b) only reading silently (c) never timing yourself (d) testing slides on stage
6. 6.True or false: “practising out loud” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
8. 8.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) standing up to practise (c) rewriting it last night (d) only reading silently
9. 9.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) practising out loud (c) standing up to practise (d) only reading silently
10. 10.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
11. 11.True or false: “timing each run” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) standing up to practise (c) using short cue cards (d) practising the opening
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) skipping the ending (c) practising for family (d) standing up to practise
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising the opening (b) only reading silently (c) practising only once (d) reading a full script
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) practising out loud (c) testing slides on stage (d) starting a week early
16. 16.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) timing each run (c) practising out loud (d) practising the opening
17. 17.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) skipping the ending (c) rewriting it last night (d) reading a full script
18. 18.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) key words only (b) tiny paragraphs (c) the whole speech (d) nothing at all
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) trying the room first (c) reading a full script (d) checking slides early
20. 20.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) using short cue cards (c) practising only once (d) starting a week early
22. 22.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) checking slides early (b) timing each run (c) rewriting it last night (d) trying the room first
23. 23.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) never timing yourself (c) testing slides on stage (d) practising out loud
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) practising out loud (c) trying the room first (d) only reading silently
26. 26.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) in random order (b) loose and unnumbered (c) backwards (d) numbered, in order
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) checking slides early (c) first try on the day (d) practising only once
28. 28.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) skipping the ending (c) rewriting it last night (d) practising out loud
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) using short cue cards (c) standing up to practise (d) first try on the day
30. 30.True or false: “only reading silently” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “checking slides early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “practising the opening” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to win a prize (b) to skip practice (c) to get feedback (d) to tire them out
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) standing up to practise (c) rewriting it last night (d) timing each run
35. 35.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
36. 36.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
38. 38.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) practising only once (c) testing slides on stage (d) checking slides early
39. 39.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) first try on the day (c) starting a week early (d) practising the opening
40. 40.True or false: “trying the room first” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False

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