Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 802 · 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: timing each run? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
2. 2.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
3. 3.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) never (b) while speaking (c) before the event (d) after the event
4. 4.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) only reading silently (c) skipping the ending (d) standing up to practise
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) only reading silently (c) trying the room first (d) testing slides on stage
7. 7.True or false: “practising out loud” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) using short cue cards (c) only reading silently (d) marking pauses on cards
10. 10.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) rewriting it last night (c) practising the opening (d) only reading silently
11. 11.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) rewriting it last night (c) only reading silently (d) skipping the ending
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) never timing yourself (c) reading a full script (d) starting a week early
14. 14.True or false: “timing each run” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
17. 17.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) using short cue cards (b) marking pauses on cards (c) only reading silently (d) practising out loud
18. 18.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “practising for family” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to get feedback (b) to tire them out (c) to skip practice (d) to win a prize
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) first try on the day (c) skipping the ending (d) timing each run
22. 22.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
23. 23.True or false: “practising the opening” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “reading a full script” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) key words only (b) the whole speech (c) nothing at all (d) tiny paragraphs
26. 26.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) starting a week early (c) skipping the ending (d) testing slides on stage
27. 27.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) timing each run (c) first try on the day (d) practising for family
29. 29.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a week early (b) trying the room first (c) practising only once (d) practising for family
31. 31.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) trying the room first (c) marking pauses on cards (d) timing each run
33. 33.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) never timing yourself (c) practising for family (d) standing up to practise
34. 34.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) skipping the ending (c) only reading silently (d) using short cue cards
35. 35.True or false: “checking slides early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) in random order (b) backwards (c) numbered, in order (d) loose and unnumbered
37. 37.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
38. 38.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) ignore the limit (b) drop the ending (c) cut, then time it again (d) speak much faster
39. 39.True or false: “timing each run” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True

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