Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 743 · 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.True or false: “timing each run” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) tiny paragraphs (b) nothing at all (c) the whole speech (d) key words only
3. 3.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) numbered, in order (b) loose and unnumbered (c) backwards (d) in random order
4. 4.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) starting a week early (c) testing slides on stage (d) skipping the ending
5. 5.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) speak much faster (b) ignore the limit (c) drop the ending (d) cut, then time it again
6. 6.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
7. 7.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
8. 8.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
9. 9.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
10. 10.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
11. 11.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising only once (b) first try on the day (c) practising for family (d) never timing yourself
13. 13.True or false: “trying the room first” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) skipping the ending (c) trying the room first (d) practising only once
15. 15.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “timing each run” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) reading a full script (c) starting a week early (d) rewriting it last night
19. 19.True or false: “practising out loud” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) practising out loud (c) timing each run (d) never timing yourself
21. 21.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to tire them out (b) to get feedback (c) to skip practice (d) to win a prize
22. 22.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) skipping the ending (c) practising out loud (d) first try on the day
24. 24.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) after the event (b) never (c) while speaking (d) before the event
27. 27.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
28. 28.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “starting a week early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) skipping the ending (c) timing each run (d) practising only once
32. 32.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) using short cue cards (c) checking slides early (d) reading a full script
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) never timing yourself (c) skipping the ending (d) standing up to practise
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) marking pauses on cards (c) checking slides early (d) timing each run
35. 35.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) checking slides early (c) practising for family (d) standing up to practise
40. 40.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) rewriting it last night (c) practising the opening (d) timing each run

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