Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 801 · 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 only once? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
2. 2.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) the whole speech (b) tiny paragraphs (c) nothing at all (d) key words only
3. 3.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) loose and unnumbered (b) numbered, in order (c) in random order (d) backwards
4. 4.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) timing each run (c) practising only once (d) never timing yourself
5. 5.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) only reading silently (c) skipping the ending (d) practising for family
7. 7.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) standing up to practise (b) only reading silently (c) timing each run (d) practising for family
9. 9.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) reading a full script (c) checking slides early (d) never timing yourself
10. 10.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) practising only once (c) standing up to practise (d) practising the opening
12. 12.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) ignore the limit (b) cut, then time it again (c) speak much faster (d) drop the ending
13. 13.True or false: “practising for family” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) never timing yourself (c) starting a week early (d) first try on the day
15. 15.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) trying the room first (b) standing up to practise (c) practising only once (d) practising out loud
16. 16.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) testing slides on stage (c) never timing yourself (d) using short cue cards
18. 18.True or false: “timing each run” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) practising out loud (c) checking slides early (d) testing slides on stage
20. 20.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
21. 21.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) practising only once (c) using short cue cards (d) only reading silently
22. 22.True or false: “practising the opening” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) only reading silently (c) first try on the day (d) standing up to practise
24. 24.True or false: “only reading silently” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing up to practise (b) rewriting it last night (c) practising the opening (d) checking slides early
27. 27.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) practising the opening (c) reading a full script (d) rewriting it last night
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) only reading silently (c) practising for family (d) checking slides early
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) skipping the ending (c) practising out loud (d) never timing yourself
31. 31.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: checking slides early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying the room first (b) first try on the day (c) practising for family (d) checking slides early
33. 33.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing up to practise (b) practising the opening (c) trying the room first (d) skipping the ending
35. 35.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) never timing yourself (c) practising for family (d) skipping the ending
36. 36.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) first try on the day (c) skipping the ending (d) marking pauses on cards
37. 37.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to tire them out (b) to get feedback (c) to win a prize (d) to skip practice
38. 38.True or false: “first try on the day” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) trying the room first (c) testing slides on stage (d) rewriting it last night
40. 40.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit

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