Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 751 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) only reading silently (c) practising only once (d) skipping the ending
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) never timing yourself (c) rewriting it last night (d) timing each run
3. 3.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
4. 4.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) starting a week early (b) practising the opening (c) timing each run (d) first try on the day
5. 5.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) practising only once (c) never timing yourself (d) using short cue cards
6. 6.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) after the event (b) before the event (c) while speaking (d) never
7. 7.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) reading a full script (c) trying the room first (d) practising only once
8. 8.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: checking slides early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
10. 10.True or false: “starting a week early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) nothing at all (b) tiny paragraphs (c) the whole speech (d) key words only
12. 12.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to skip practice (b) to get feedback (c) to tire them out (d) to win a prize
13. 13.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
14. 14.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) in random order (b) loose and unnumbered (c) numbered, in order (d) backwards
15. 15.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) never timing yourself (c) testing slides on stage (d) standing up to practise
16. 16.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) only reading silently (c) practising only once (d) practising out loud
18. 18.True or false: “timing each run” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) starting a week early (c) practising the opening (d) practising only once
20. 20.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) marking pauses on cards (c) using short cue cards (d) starting a week early
21. 21.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) testing slides on stage (c) practising out loud (d) never timing yourself
22. 22.True or false: “timing each run” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
24. 24.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) practising for family (c) never timing yourself (d) practising only once
25. 25.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) speak much faster (b) cut, then time it again (c) drop the ending (d) ignore the limit
26. 26.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) starting a week early (b) testing slides on stage (c) skipping the ending (d) only reading silently
28. 28.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
29. 29.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
30. 30.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) first try on the day (c) testing slides on stage (d) practising the opening
31. 31.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) only reading silently (c) testing slides on stage (d) reading a full script
32. 32.True or false: “practising the opening” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing up to practise (b) practising for family (c) reading a full script (d) marking pauses on cards
35. 35.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) trying the room first (b) practising the opening (c) timing each run (d) skipping the ending
36. 36.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
37. 37.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising only once (b) practising out loud (c) timing each run (d) using short cue cards
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) practising only once (c) only reading silently (d) starting a week early
40. 40.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit

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