Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 710 · 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.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) checking slides early (c) rewriting it last night (d) testing slides on stage
3. 3.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) in random order (b) backwards (c) numbered, in order (d) loose and unnumbered
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) starting a week early (c) practising only once (d) skipping the ending
5. 5.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
6. 6.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
7. 7.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) skipping the ending (c) only reading silently (d) timing each run
8. 8.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) trying the room first (c) practising only once (d) testing slides on stage
9. 9.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “practising only once” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
12. 12.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “practising the opening” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
15. 15.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) using short cue cards (c) reading a full script (d) practising for family
16. 16.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) rewriting it last night (c) practising for family (d) practising the opening
18. 18.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
19. 19.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) while speaking (b) never (c) after the event (d) before the event
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) timing each run (c) practising only once (d) checking slides early
21. 21.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) ignore the limit (b) cut, then time it again (c) speak much faster (d) drop the ending
22. 22.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) standing up to practise (c) timing each run (d) practising only once
23. 23.👪 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
24. 24.True or false: “reading a full script” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: checking slides early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
26. 26.True or false: “practising for family” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) only reading silently (c) standing up to practise (d) marking pauses on cards
28. 28.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) starting a week early (c) practising the opening (d) standing up to practise
29. 29.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) reading a full script (c) only reading silently (d) skipping the ending
31. 31.True or false: “timing each run” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising the opening (b) rewriting it last night (c) never timing yourself (d) reading a full script
33. 33.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) nothing at all (b) key words only (c) tiny paragraphs (d) the whole speech
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) standing up to practise (c) only reading silently (d) testing slides on stage
35. 35.True or false: “trying the room first” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) never timing yourself (c) rewriting it last night (d) practising out loud
37. 37.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) practising out loud (c) marking pauses on cards (d) starting a week early
38. 38.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) standing up to practise (b) testing slides on stage (c) starting a week early (d) practising out loud
39. 39.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
40. 40.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit

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