Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 768 · 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.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) after the event (b) never (c) while speaking (d) before the event
2. 2.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) checking slides early (b) rewriting it last night (c) practising out loud (d) standing up to practise
3. 3.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying the room first (b) marking pauses on cards (c) practising the opening (d) only reading silently
5. 5.True or false: “practising only once” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
7. 7.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) loose and unnumbered (b) backwards (c) numbered, in order (d) in random order
8. 8.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to tire them out (b) to skip practice (c) to win a prize (d) to get feedback
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) testing slides on stage (c) only reading silently (d) rewriting it last night
10. 10.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) ignore the limit (b) speak much faster (c) drop the ending (d) cut, then time it again
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) starting a week early (c) only reading silently (d) reading a full script
12. 12.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
13. 13.True or false: “practising only once” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
15. 15.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
16. 16.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
18. 18.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) marking pauses on cards (c) skipping the ending (d) trying the room first
20. 20.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: checking slides early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a week early (b) practising for family (c) trying the room first (d) never timing yourself
22. 22.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
23. 23.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
24. 24.True or false: “timing each run” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) first try on the day (c) practising for family (d) never timing yourself
26. 26.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) marking pauses on cards (c) first try on the day (d) reading a full script
27. 27.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) practising for family (c) checking slides early (d) using short cue cards
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) standing up to practise (c) testing slides on stage (d) first try on the day
29. 29.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) practising out loud (c) first try on the day (d) checking slides early
30. 30.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
31. 31.True or false: “only reading silently” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
33. 33.True or false: “timing each run” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising the opening (b) rewriting it last night (c) skipping the ending (d) practising only once
36. 36.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
37. 37.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) checking slides early (c) timing each run (d) reading a full script
39. 39.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) practising the opening (c) skipping the ending (d) rewriting it last night
40. 40.True or false: “practising out loud” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True

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