Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 720 · 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.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) loose and unnumbered (b) numbered, in order (c) in random order (d) backwards
2. 2.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) first try on the day (c) checking slides early (d) never timing yourself
3. 3.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
4. 4.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to get feedback (b) to skip practice (c) to tire them out (d) to win a prize
5. 5.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) using short cue cards (b) practising for family (c) skipping the ending (d) marking pauses on cards
6. 6.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
8. 8.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
9. 9.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
10. 10.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) using short cue cards (c) testing slides on stage (d) reading a full script
12. 12.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) trying the room first (c) rewriting it last night (d) practising only once
13. 13.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) after the event (b) never (c) before the event (d) while speaking
14. 14.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
15. 15.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) practising the opening (c) starting a week early (d) reading a full script
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) only reading silently (c) never timing yourself (d) using short cue cards
18. 18.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) trying the room first (b) marking pauses on cards (c) practising out loud (d) never timing yourself
19. 19.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) ignore the limit (b) speak much faster (c) drop the ending (d) cut, then time it again
20. 20.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
22. 22.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) the whole speech (b) nothing at all (c) key words only (d) tiny paragraphs
23. 23.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) reading a full script (c) practising the opening (d) trying the room first
24. 24.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) only reading silently (c) never timing yourself (d) practising out loud
25. 25.True or false: “practising for family” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “practising out loud” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) practising only once (c) skipping the ending (d) standing up to practise
29. 29.True or false: “first try on the day” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) rewriting it last night (c) trying the room first (d) reading a full script
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) first try on the day (c) reading a full script (d) practising out loud
32. 32.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
33. 33.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising the opening (b) checking slides early (c) first try on the day (d) starting a week early
35. 35.True or false: “practising the opening” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) timing each run (c) practising only once (d) practising for family
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a week early (b) practising the opening (c) trying the room first (d) practising only once
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) practising the opening (c) first try on the day (d) trying the room first
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) practising only once (c) first try on the day (d) never timing yourself
40. 40.True or false: “practising the opening” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True

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