Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 772 · 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: practising out loud? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
2. 2.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) nothing at all (b) tiny paragraphs (c) key words only (d) the whole speech
3. 3.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking slides early (b) standing up to practise (c) practising for family (d) only reading silently
5. 5.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
6. 6.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) never timing yourself (c) practising out loud (d) only reading silently
8. 8.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising the opening (b) timing each run (c) using short cue cards (d) only reading silently
9. 9.True or false: “practising the opening” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
11. 11.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
12. 12.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) checking slides early (c) reading a full script (d) practising for family
14. 14.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) backwards (b) in random order (c) loose and unnumbered (d) numbered, in order
15. 15.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) using short cue cards (c) practising out loud (d) never timing yourself
16. 16.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: checking slides early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
17. 17.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) never timing yourself (c) only reading silently (d) practising the opening
18. 18.True or false: “reading a full script” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) never timing yourself (c) checking slides early (d) practising the opening
20. 20.True or false: “practising for family” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) never timing yourself (c) first try on the day (d) marking pauses on cards
22. 22.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) only reading silently (c) testing slides on stage (d) checking slides early
23. 23.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
24. 24.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
25. 25.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) after the event (b) before the event (c) never (d) while speaking
26. 26.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) trying the room first (b) starting a week early (c) first try on the day (d) timing each run
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing up to practise (b) practising for family (c) practising only once (d) timing each run
28. 28.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
29. 29.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) standing up to practise (b) practising for family (c) practising only once (d) using short cue cards
31. 31.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
33. 33.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
34. 34.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
35. 35.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) practising only once (c) skipping the ending (d) practising for family
37. 37.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “practising the opening” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) practising out loud (c) checking slides early (d) practising for family
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) testing slides on stage (c) practising only once (d) reading a full script

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