Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 786 · 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.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) practising for family (c) practising the opening (d) timing each run
2. 2.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) never (b) before the event (c) while speaking (d) after the event
3. 3.True or false: “starting a week early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
5. 5.True or false: “trying the room first” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) checking slides early (b) practising for family (c) testing slides on stage (d) practising the opening
7. 7.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) reading a full script (c) never timing yourself (d) timing each run
8. 8.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) key words only (b) tiny paragraphs (c) the whole speech (d) nothing at all
9. 9.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
10. 10.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) cut, then time it again (b) speak much faster (c) drop the ending (d) ignore the limit
11. 11.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) skipping the ending (c) marking pauses on cards (d) first try on the day
12. 12.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) practising out loud (c) only reading silently (d) reading a full script
14. 14.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) rewriting it last night (c) standing up to practise (d) testing slides on stage
16. 16.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
17. 17.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) numbered, in order (b) backwards (c) loose and unnumbered (d) in random order
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) standing up to practise (c) practising out loud (d) timing each run
19. 19.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
20. 20.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “checking slides early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) timing each run (c) skipping the ending (d) only reading silently
23. 23.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
24. 24.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) first try on the day (c) practising for family (d) practising only once
25. 25.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
27. 27.True or false: “checking slides early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: checking slides early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) never timing yourself (c) practising for family (d) practising only once
30. 30.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) testing slides on stage (c) reading a full script (d) using short cue cards
32. 32.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
33. 33.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) starting a week early (c) marking pauses on cards (d) practising out loud
36. 36.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
37. 37.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising the opening (b) standing up to practise (c) never timing yourself (d) checking slides early
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) starting a week early (c) only reading silently (d) skipping the ending
39. 39.True or false: “practising for family” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit

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