Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 740 · 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) rewriting it last night (b) practising out loud (c) skipping the ending (d) practising only once
2. 2.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) the whole speech (b) nothing at all (c) key words only (d) tiny paragraphs
3. 3.True or false: “practising out loud” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) checking slides early (b) marking pauses on cards (c) using short cue cards (d) only reading silently
5. 5.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) first try on the day (c) timing each run (d) never timing yourself
6. 6.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
7. 7.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) testing slides on stage (c) practising only once (d) standing up to practise
9. 9.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
10. 10.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) drop the ending (b) speak much faster (c) ignore the limit (d) cut, then time it again
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) rewriting it last night (c) timing each run (d) only reading silently
12. 12.True or false: “timing each run” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) standing up to practise (b) using short cue cards (c) practising out loud (d) reading a full script
15. 15.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
16. 16.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) practising the opening (c) marking pauses on cards (d) skipping the ending
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) checking slides early (c) skipping the ending (d) starting a week early
18. 18.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) backwards (b) in random order (c) loose and unnumbered (d) numbered, in order
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) testing slides on stage (c) starting a week early (d) standing up to practise
20. 20.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) never (b) while speaking (c) after the event (d) before the event
21. 21.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to get feedback (b) to win a prize (c) to tire them out (d) to skip practice
22. 22.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) starting a week early (b) marking pauses on cards (c) practising out loud (d) practising only once
23. 23.True or false: “only reading silently” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “practising out loud” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) practising out loud (c) rewriting it last night (d) practising only once
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing up to practise (b) using short cue cards (c) first try on the day (d) practising out loud
27. 27.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) checking slides early (c) first try on the day (d) practising out loud
28. 28.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) using short cue cards (c) practising out loud (d) practising for family
30. 30.True or false: “checking slides early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
32. 32.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
33. 33.True or false: “practising for family” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) never timing yourself (c) checking slides early (d) testing slides on stage
36. 36.True or false: “trying the room first” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
38. 38.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) practising the opening (c) only reading silently (d) rewriting it last night
39. 39.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit

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