Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 728 · 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.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) tiny paragraphs (b) nothing at all (c) the whole speech (d) key words only
2. 2.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) rewriting it last night (c) skipping the ending (d) starting a week early
4. 4.True or false: “first try on the day” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
6. 6.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) timing each run (c) skipping the ending (d) rewriting it last night
7. 7.True or false: “practising the opening” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “practising for family” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) marking pauses on cards (c) practising only once (d) checking slides early
11. 11.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) using short cue cards (b) rewriting it last night (c) practising the opening (d) practising out loud
12. 12.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) using short cue cards (b) testing slides on stage (c) timing each run (d) checking slides early
13. 13.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) numbered, in order (b) backwards (c) in random order (d) loose and unnumbered
14. 14.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) reading a full script (c) using short cue cards (d) first try on the day
15. 15.👪 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
16. 16.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
17. 17.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
18. 18.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
19. 19.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) while speaking (b) after the event (c) never (d) before the event
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) practising for family (c) reading a full script (d) practising only once
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) never timing yourself (c) standing up to practise (d) using short cue cards
22. 22.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
23. 23.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) trying the room first (b) standing up to practise (c) first try on the day (d) starting a week early
24. 24.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: checking slides early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
25. 25.⏱️ 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
26. 26.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) marking pauses on cards (c) never timing yourself (d) practising out loud
27. 27.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) testing slides on stage (c) first try on the day (d) practising out loud
28. 28.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing up to practise (b) practising the opening (c) only reading silently (d) marking pauses on cards
30. 30.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
31. 31.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) reading a full script (c) standing up to practise (d) never timing yourself
33. 33.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) rewriting it last night (c) standing up to practise (d) practising the opening
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 poor rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) practising for family (c) trying the room first (d) practising the opening
37. 37.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “checking slides early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “reading a full script” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True

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