Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 705 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) first try on the day (c) practising the opening (d) rewriting it last night
2. 2.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
3. 3.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
4. 4.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) first try on the day (c) trying the room first (d) practising only once
5. 5.⏱️ 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
6. 6.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) numbered, in order (b) backwards (c) in random order (d) loose and unnumbered
7. 7.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) practising only once (c) testing slides on stage (d) checking slides early
9. 9.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising the opening (b) timing each run (c) first try on the day (d) checking slides early
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) using short cue cards (c) first try on the day (d) practising out loud
11. 11.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
12. 12.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) first try on the day (c) skipping the ending (d) standing up to practise
13. 13.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) never timing yourself (c) standing up to practise (d) practising only once
16. 16.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “first try on the day” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “checking slides early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) never timing yourself (c) only reading silently (d) practising the opening
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) first try on the day (c) only reading silently (d) using short cue cards
21. 21.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
22. 22.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
23. 23.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) after the event (b) before the event (c) while speaking (d) never
24. 24.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) rewriting it last night (c) first try on the day (d) starting a week early
25. 25.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
26. 26.True or false: “starting a week early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) using short cue cards (c) practising out loud (d) practising only once
28. 28.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
29. 29.True or false: “practising only once” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) never timing yourself (c) first try on the day (d) reading a full script
31. 31.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) trying the room first (c) skipping the ending (d) using short cue cards
33. 33.True or false: “practising the opening” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising the opening (b) rewriting it last night (c) using short cue cards (d) trying the room first
35. 35.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) using short cue cards (c) timing each run (d) standing up to practise
36. 36.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
37. 37.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) using short cue cards (c) never timing yourself (d) practising only once
38. 38.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) rewriting it last night (c) practising out loud (d) reading a full script
39. 39.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) practising only once (c) timing each run (d) rewriting it last night
40. 40.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit

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