Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 775 · 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.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to get feedback (b) to skip practice (c) to win a prize (d) to tire them out
2. 2.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) numbered, in order (b) backwards (c) loose and unnumbered (d) in random order
3. 3.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
4. 4.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
5. 5.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
6. 6.True or false: “only reading silently” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) standing up to practise (c) marking pauses on cards (d) rewriting it last night
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking slides early (b) starting a week early (c) timing each run (d) skipping the ending
9. 9.⏱️ 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
10. 10.True or false: “practising only once” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “practising out loud” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) first try on the day (c) never timing yourself (d) reading a full script
13. 13.True or false: “practising out loud” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) before the event (b) while speaking (c) after the event (d) never
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) checking slides early (c) rewriting it last night (d) only reading silently
16. 16.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
17. 17.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) practising only once (c) standing up to practise (d) practising for family
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) marking pauses on cards (c) first try on the day (d) checking slides early
20. 20.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) checking slides early (b) marking pauses on cards (c) using short cue cards (d) practising only once
22. 22.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) starting a week early (c) never timing yourself (d) reading a full script
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 good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) reading a full script (c) practising for family (d) never timing yourself
25. 25.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
26. 26.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) checking slides early (c) standing up to practise (d) marking pauses on cards
28. 28.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
29. 29.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) never timing yourself (c) skipping the ending (d) starting a week early
31. 31.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
32. 32.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) rewriting it last night (c) skipping the ending (d) using short cue cards
33. 33.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
34. 34.True or false: “starting a week early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) practising out loud (c) only reading silently (d) practising only once
37. 37.True or false: “timing each run” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “trying the room first” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) testing slides on stage (c) marking pauses on cards (d) never timing yourself
40. 40.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) checking slides early (b) practising only once (c) only reading silently (d) rewriting it last night

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