Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 77 · 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.True or false: “reading a full script” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
3. 3.True or false: “checking slides early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) checking slides early (b) reading a full script (c) marking pauses on cards (d) practising the opening
5. 5.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying the room first (b) practising only once (c) practising for family (d) practising the opening
7. 7.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
8. 8.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
9. 9.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) backwards (b) numbered, in order (c) loose and unnumbered (d) in random order
10. 10.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
11. 11.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
12. 12.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising the opening (b) starting a week early (c) trying the room first (d) skipping the ending
14. 14.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) checking slides early (c) timing each run (d) standing up to practise
15. 15.True or false: “practising for family” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) cut, then time it again (b) ignore the limit (c) drop the ending (d) speak much faster
17. 17.True or false: “practising the opening” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) starting a week early (b) first try on the day (c) practising only once (d) only reading silently
21. 21.True or false: “trying the room first” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to skip practice (b) to tire them out (c) to get feedback (d) to win a prize
23. 23.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) only reading silently (c) testing slides on stage (d) practising out loud
25. 25.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) practising out loud (c) first try on the day (d) testing slides on stage
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) trying the room first (c) never timing yourself (d) skipping the ending
27. 27.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
28. 28.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) starting a week early (b) practising for family (c) skipping the ending (d) checking slides early
29. 29.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) trying the room first (b) rewriting it last night (c) only reading silently (d) never timing yourself
30. 30.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) first try on the day (c) only reading silently (d) standing up to practise
31. 31.True or false: “timing each run” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) skipping the ending (c) practising the opening (d) reading a full script
33. 33.True or false: “only reading silently” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) starting a week early (c) only reading silently (d) marking pauses on cards
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) practising the opening (c) practising out loud (d) never timing yourself
36. 36.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) rewriting it last night (c) testing slides on stage (d) practising for family
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) testing slides on stage (c) skipping the ending (d) checking slides early
38. 38.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) only reading silently (c) using short cue cards (d) first try on the day
39. 39.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) while speaking (b) before the event (c) never (d) after the event
40. 40.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit

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