Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 767 · 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.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) the whole speech (b) key words only (c) nothing at all (d) tiny paragraphs
2. 2.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) testing slides on stage (c) only reading silently (d) rewriting it last night
4. 4.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to get feedback (b) to win a prize (c) to skip practice (d) to tire them out
5. 5.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) reading a full script (c) practising out loud (d) never timing yourself
6. 6.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) skipping the ending (c) never timing yourself (d) first try on the day
7. 7.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) drop the ending (b) speak much faster (c) cut, then time it again (d) ignore the limit
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) marking pauses on cards (c) practising only once (d) reading a full script
10. 10.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) practising for family (c) starting a week early (d) checking slides early
11. 11.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) after the event (b) before the event (c) while speaking (d) never
12. 12.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
13. 13.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
14. 14.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising the opening (b) practising for family (c) skipping the ending (d) trying the room first
16. 16.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
17. 17.True or false: “first try on the day” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) skipping the ending (c) never timing yourself (d) standing up to practise
19. 19.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
20. 20.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) trying the room first (b) reading a full script (c) skipping the ending (d) rewriting it last night
21. 21.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) numbered, in order (b) backwards (c) loose and unnumbered (d) in random order
22. 22.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
23. 23.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
24. 24.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) standing up to practise (b) practising only once (c) timing each run (d) marking pauses on cards
25. 25.True or false: “timing each run” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) timing each run (c) rewriting it last night (d) checking slides early
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) only reading silently (c) practising only once (d) using short cue cards
28. 28.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) practising the opening (c) only reading silently (d) never timing yourself
29. 29.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) never timing yourself (c) practising for family (d) checking slides early
30. 30.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) using short cue cards (b) practising the opening (c) timing each run (d) first try on the day
31. 31.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) only reading silently (c) reading a full script (d) using short cue cards
32. 32.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
33. 33.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) marking pauses on cards (c) standing up to practise (d) reading a full script
34. 34.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) first try on the day (c) testing slides on stage (d) practising out loud
36. 36.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) marking pauses on cards (c) practising for family (d) practising out loud
38. 38.True or false: “only reading silently” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) checking slides early (c) practising out loud (d) first try on the day
40. 40.True or false: “first try on the day” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True

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