Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 760 · 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.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) in random order (b) loose and unnumbered (c) backwards (d) numbered, in order
2. 2.⏱️ 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
3. 3.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) never timing yourself (c) timing each run (d) first try on the day
5. 5.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) only reading silently (c) testing slides on stage (d) trying the room first
8. 8.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) first try on the day (c) trying the room first (d) checking slides early
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) practising out loud (c) marking pauses on cards (d) practising for family
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) practising out loud (c) starting a week early (d) practising the opening
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) rewriting it last night (c) reading a full script (d) marking pauses on cards
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) only reading silently (c) never timing yourself (d) practising the opening
13. 13.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
14. 14.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) never (b) after the event (c) before the event (d) while speaking
15. 15.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to tire them out (b) to skip practice (c) to get feedback (d) to win a prize
16. 16.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) tiny paragraphs (b) key words only (c) the whole speech (d) nothing at all
17. 17.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising the opening (b) timing each run (c) practising for family (d) reading a full script
18. 18.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
19. 19.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) timing each run (c) reading a full script (d) first try on the day
20. 20.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising only once (b) reading a full script (c) only reading silently (d) trying the room first
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) practising out loud (c) testing slides on stage (d) rewriting it last night
23. 23.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
24. 24.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) using short cue cards (c) checking slides early (d) standing up to practise
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising the opening (b) practising for family (c) only reading silently (d) checking slides early
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) timing each run (c) trying the room first (d) reading a full script
27. 27.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) standing up to practise (c) first try on the day (d) never timing yourself
28. 28.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) starting a week early (b) only reading silently (c) practising out loud (d) timing each run
30. 30.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) testing slides on stage (c) only reading silently (d) checking slides early
32. 32.True or false: “practising for family” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
34. 34.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) reading a full script (c) checking slides early (d) testing slides on stage
35. 35.True or false: “checking slides early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) standing up to practise (b) timing each run (c) testing slides on stage (d) practising for family
38. 38.True or false: “practising the opening” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “checking slides early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True

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