Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 793 · 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 good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) only reading silently (c) using short cue cards (d) rewriting it last night
2. 2.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) loose and unnumbered (b) backwards (c) in random order (d) numbered, in order
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a week early (b) only reading silently (c) practising the opening (d) checking slides early
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing up to practise (b) checking slides early (c) skipping the ending (d) trying the room first
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) testing slides on stage (c) practising only once (d) trying the room first
6. 6.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
7. 7.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) checking slides early (b) marking pauses on cards (c) using short cue cards (d) only reading silently
8. 8.True or false: “practising the opening” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to win a prize (b) to skip practice (c) to get feedback (d) to tire them out
10. 10.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) the whole speech (b) nothing at all (c) tiny paragraphs (d) key words only
11. 11.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
12. 12.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) skipping the ending (c) only reading silently (d) reading a full script
13. 13.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
14. 14.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) while speaking (b) never (c) before the event (d) after the event
15. 15.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: checking slides early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
16. 16.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) practising only once (c) only reading silently (d) trying the room first
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) first try on the day (c) using short cue cards (d) marking pauses on cards
18. 18.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “starting a week early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
22. 22.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) reading a full script (c) standing up to practise (d) rewriting it last night
24. 24.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
25. 25.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) skipping the ending (c) reading a full script (d) testing slides on stage
26. 26.True or false: “trying the room first” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) drop the ending (b) ignore the limit (c) speak much faster (d) cut, then time it again
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) practising for family (c) never timing yourself (d) reading a full script
29. 29.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
30. 30.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
32. 32.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) testing slides on stage (c) checking slides early (d) timing each run
34. 34.True or false: “practising for family” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) standing up to practise (c) practising out loud (d) first try on the day
36. 36.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) trying the room first (c) checking slides early (d) skipping the ending
37. 37.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking slides early (b) starting a week early (c) trying the room first (d) practising only once
39. 39.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) reading a full script (c) standing up to practise (d) practising the opening

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