Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 770 · 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: starting a week early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
2. 2.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
3. 3.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
4. 4.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) in random order (b) backwards (c) numbered, in order (d) loose and unnumbered
5. 5.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to get feedback (b) to win a prize (c) to tire them out (d) to skip practice
6. 6.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) practising only once (c) practising the opening (d) skipping the ending
7. 7.True or false: “practising the opening” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) never (b) after the event (c) while speaking (d) before the event
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) practising for family (c) standing up to practise (d) first try on the day
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) reading a full script (c) timing each run (d) only reading silently
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) testing slides on stage (c) trying the room first (d) standing up to practise
12. 12.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) starting a week early (c) practising out loud (d) timing each run
13. 13.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) tiny paragraphs (b) nothing at all (c) the whole speech (d) key words only
14. 14.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
15. 15.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) practising only once (c) skipping the ending (d) timing each run
16. 16.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) ignore the limit (b) drop the ending (c) cut, then time it again (d) speak much faster
17. 17.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing up to practise (b) reading a full script (c) testing slides on stage (d) only reading silently
19. 19.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) practising only once (c) practising out loud (d) skipping the ending
20. 20.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) marking pauses on cards (c) practising the opening (d) timing each run
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) using short cue cards (c) testing slides on stage (d) reading a full script
23. 23.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) practising only once (c) practising for family (d) rewriting it last night
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking slides early (b) standing up to practise (c) never timing yourself (d) starting a week early
25. 25.True or false: “practising only once” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) trying the room first (b) practising only once (c) testing slides on stage (d) only reading silently
27. 27.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) standing up to practise (c) reading a full script (d) using short cue cards
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking slides early (b) practising out loud (c) timing each run (d) reading a full script
29. 29.True or false: “practising for family” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) standing up to practise (c) rewriting it last night (d) practising only once
31. 31.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
32. 32.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: checking slides early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
33. 33.True or false: “practising out loud” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) practising for family (c) using short cue cards (d) marking pauses on cards
35. 35.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) first try on the day (c) starting a week early (d) marking pauses on cards
36. 36.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) using short cue cards (c) practising the opening (d) never timing yourself
37. 37.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
38. 38.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
39. 39.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) marking pauses on cards (c) trying the room first (d) practising only once

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