Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 711 · 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) rewriting it last night (b) only reading silently (c) marking pauses on cards (d) first try on the day
2. 2.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
3. 3.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
4. 4.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) skipping the ending (c) standing up to practise (d) never timing yourself
5. 5.True or false: “only reading silently” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) tiny paragraphs (b) the whole speech (c) key words only (d) nothing at all
7. 7.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) speak much faster (b) ignore the limit (c) cut, then time it again (d) drop the ending
8. 8.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) after the event (b) never (c) while speaking (d) before the event
10. 10.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
11. 11.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
12. 12.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to skip practice (b) to win a prize (c) to get feedback (d) to tire them out
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising the opening (b) practising only once (c) practising out loud (d) practising for family
14. 14.True or false: “first try on the day” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking slides early (b) practising out loud (c) only reading silently (d) standing up to practise
16. 16.True or false: “only reading silently” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) testing slides on stage (c) practising for family (d) only reading silently
18. 18.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) only reading silently (c) testing slides on stage (d) first try on the day
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) reading a full script (c) practising out loud (d) rewriting it last night
20. 20.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) timing each run (c) standing up to practise (d) only reading silently
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking slides early (b) never timing yourself (c) practising only once (d) testing slides on stage
22. 22.True or false: “reading a full script” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: checking slides early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
24. 24.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) timing each run (c) reading a full script (d) never timing yourself
25. 25.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) first try on the day (c) reading a full script (d) checking slides early
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) marking pauses on cards (c) trying the room first (d) timing each run
27. 27.True or false: “starting a week early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) in random order (b) numbered, in order (c) loose and unnumbered (d) backwards
29. 29.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) trying the room first (b) starting a week early (c) practising out loud (d) testing slides on stage
30. 30.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) using short cue cards (b) rewriting it last night (c) skipping the ending (d) only reading silently
31. 31.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
32. 32.True or false: “trying the room first” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
34. 34.True or false: “practising the opening” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising the opening (b) skipping the ending (c) checking slides early (d) starting a week early
36. 36.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) testing slides on stage (c) first try on the day (d) standing up to practise
38. 38.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) trying the room first (b) practising for family (c) marking pauses on cards (d) never timing yourself
39. 39.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
40. 40.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) testing slides on stage (c) rewriting it last night (d) practising for family

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