Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 805 · 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) practising the opening (b) only reading silently (c) practising for family (d) checking slides early
2. 2.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
3. 3.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
4. 4.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) tiny paragraphs (b) key words only (c) nothing at all (d) the whole speech
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) practising out loud (c) practising only once (d) testing slides on stage
6. 6.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) while speaking (b) after the event (c) never (d) before the event
7. 7.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) standing up to practise (b) marking pauses on cards (c) starting a week early (d) never timing yourself
8. 8.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to win a prize (b) to get feedback (c) to tire them out (d) to skip practice
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) practising for family (c) checking slides early (d) reading a full script
10. 10.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) rewriting it last night (c) first try on the day (d) practising for family
11. 11.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) starting a week early (c) skipping the ending (d) rewriting it last night
12. 12.True or false: “practising for family” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “timing each run” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) practising only once (c) never timing yourself (d) using short cue cards
15. 15.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
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) using short cue cards (b) starting a week early (c) first try on the day (d) standing up to practise
18. 18.True or false: “practising out loud” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) loose and unnumbered (b) backwards (c) in random order (d) numbered, in order
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) only reading silently (c) trying the room first (d) never timing yourself
21. 21.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
22. 22.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
23. 23.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) reading a full script (c) only reading silently (d) timing each run
24. 24.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) using short cue cards (b) practising the opening (c) rewriting it last night (d) practising out loud
25. 25.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) testing slides on stage (c) practising out loud (d) trying the room first
28. 28.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) never timing yourself (c) practising the opening (d) only reading silently
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) timing each run (c) testing slides on stage (d) rewriting it last night
33. 33.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) ignore the limit (b) drop the ending (c) speak much faster (d) cut, then time it again
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) never timing yourself (c) standing up to practise (d) timing each run
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) practising only once (c) starting a week early (d) timing each run
36. 36.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising the opening (b) practising only once (c) first try on the day (d) reading a full script
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) skipping the ending (c) using short cue cards (d) first try on the day
39. 39.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) first try on the day (c) rewriting it last night (d) skipping the ending
40. 40.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) first try on the day (c) using short cue cards (d) checking slides early

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