Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 715 · 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 of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) skipping the ending (c) never timing yourself (d) timing each run
2. 2.True or false: “practising out loud” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) standing up to practise (b) practising out loud (c) skipping the ending (d) using short cue cards
4. 4.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) in random order (b) backwards (c) loose and unnumbered (d) numbered, in order
5. 5.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a week early (b) practising only once (c) checking slides early (d) marking pauses on cards
7. 7.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) while speaking (b) never (c) before the event (d) after the event
8. 8.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: checking slides early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) starting a week early (c) checking slides early (d) skipping the ending
10. 10.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
11. 11.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
13. 13.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) the whole speech (b) nothing at all (c) key words only (d) tiny paragraphs
14. 14.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) skipping the ending (c) never timing yourself (d) standing up to practise
15. 15.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
16. 16.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “practising only once” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) timing each run (c) starting a week early (d) practising for family
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing up to practise (b) practising the opening (c) marking pauses on cards (d) testing slides on stage
20. 20.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) only reading silently (c) using short cue cards (d) testing slides on stage
21. 21.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
22. 22.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
23. 23.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) cut, then time it again (b) drop the ending (c) ignore the limit (d) speak much faster
24. 24.True or false: “checking slides early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) standing up to practise (b) using short cue cards (c) only reading silently (d) timing each run
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) skipping the ending (c) timing each run (d) rewriting it last night
27. 27.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) only reading silently (c) reading a full script (d) checking slides early
28. 28.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) checking slides early (c) standing up to practise (d) never timing yourself
29. 29.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to tire them out (b) to skip practice (c) to win a prize (d) to get feedback
30. 30.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) skipping the ending (c) practising only once (d) practising out loud
31. 31.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) trying the room first (b) first try on the day (c) never timing yourself (d) practising only once
32. 32.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) practising out loud (c) using short cue cards (d) timing each run
34. 34.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
35. 35.True or false: “timing each run” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
37. 37.True or false: “timing each run” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
39. 39.True or false: “practising out loud” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit

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