Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 755 · 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.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
2. 2.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
3. 3.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising the opening (b) practising out loud (c) practising only once (d) timing each run
4. 4.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) first try on the day (c) never timing yourself (d) practising the opening
6. 6.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
7. 7.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) using short cue cards (b) practising only once (c) skipping the ending (d) never timing yourself
9. 9.True or false: “checking slides early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.⏱️ 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
11. 11.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) while speaking (b) after the event (c) before the event (d) never
12. 12.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
13. 13.True or false: “starting a week early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) practising only once (c) rewriting it last night (d) first try on the day
15. 15.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) loose and unnumbered (b) numbered, in order (c) backwards (d) in random order
16. 16.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
17. 17.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) starting a week early (b) practising the opening (c) marking pauses on cards (d) rewriting it last night
20. 20.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) practising out loud (c) only reading silently (d) first try on the day
22. 22.True or false: “checking slides early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking slides early (b) first try on the day (c) skipping the ending (d) testing slides on stage
24. 24.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) first try on the day (c) starting a week early (d) never timing yourself
25. 25.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) the whole speech (b) key words only (c) nothing at all (d) tiny paragraphs
26. 26.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
27. 27.True or false: “practising for family” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
29. 29.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) trying the room first (c) practising for family (d) never timing yourself
30. 30.True or false: “first try on the day” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) using short cue cards (c) trying the room first (d) only reading silently
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) practising the opening (c) checking slides early (d) using short cue cards
33. 33.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) only reading silently (c) first try on the day (d) practising for family
34. 34.True or false: “trying the room first” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) testing slides on stage (c) trying the room first (d) practising for family
36. 36.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to tire them out (b) to win a prize (c) to get feedback (d) to skip practice
37. 37.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
38. 38.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) reading a full script (c) first try on the day (d) practising out loud
39. 39.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) testing slides on stage (c) skipping the ending (d) checking slides early
40. 40.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) trying the room first (c) rewriting it last night (d) practising only once

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