Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 759 · 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: only reading silently? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a week early (b) practising for family (c) practising out loud (d) never timing yourself
3. 3.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
4. 4.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) nothing at all (b) the whole speech (c) tiny paragraphs (d) key words only
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) only reading silently (c) timing each run (d) standing up to practise
6. 6.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) cut, then time it again (b) drop the ending (c) speak much faster (d) ignore the limit
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising only once (b) rewriting it last night (c) reading a full script (d) timing each run
8. 8.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing up to practise (b) reading a full script (c) using short cue cards (d) practising the opening
10. 10.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) never timing yourself (c) first try on the day (d) reading a full script
12. 12.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “only reading silently” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) trying the room first (c) testing slides on stage (d) standing up to practise
15. 15.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
16. 16.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
17. 17.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) standing up to practise (c) rewriting it last night (d) practising the opening
18. 18.True or false: “timing each run” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) loose and unnumbered (b) backwards (c) in random order (d) numbered, in order
20. 20.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) starting a week early (c) rewriting it last night (d) never timing yourself
21. 21.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
22. 22.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
23. 23.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
24. 24.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
25. 25.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) practising only once (c) practising the opening (d) trying the room first
26. 26.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) never timing yourself (c) reading a full script (d) practising the opening
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising the opening (b) practising for family (c) first try on the day (d) standing up to practise
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) first try on the day (c) never timing yourself (d) trying the room first
31. 31.True or false: “trying the room first” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “practising the opening” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) only reading silently (c) using short cue cards (d) skipping the ending
35. 35.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) only reading silently (c) skipping the ending (d) standing up to practise
36. 36.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) checking slides early (b) starting a week early (c) practising out loud (d) never timing yourself
37. 37.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: checking slides early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
38. 38.True or false: “practising out loud” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
40. 40.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) while speaking (b) never (c) after the event (d) before the event

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