Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 806 · 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.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) before the event (b) while speaking (c) never (d) after the event
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) checking slides early (c) never timing yourself (d) practising the opening
3. 3.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
4. 4.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
5. 5.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) tiny paragraphs (b) key words only (c) the whole speech (d) nothing at all
6. 6.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
7. 7.True or false: “practising out loud” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “starting a week early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) testing slides on stage (c) never timing yourself (d) timing each run
10. 10.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
11. 11.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) first try on the day (c) skipping the ending (d) standing up to practise
12. 12.True or false: “trying the room first” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.👪 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
14. 14.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) never timing yourself (c) testing slides on stage (d) practising for family
15. 15.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) timing each run (c) only reading silently (d) marking pauses on cards
16. 16.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) checking slides early (c) only reading silently (d) first try on the day
17. 17.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) drop the ending (b) cut, then time it again (c) ignore the limit (d) speak much faster
18. 18.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) marking pauses on cards (c) practising only once (d) practising out loud
19. 19.True or false: “practising for family” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
21. 21.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) loose and unnumbered (b) backwards (c) in random order (d) numbered, in order
22. 22.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) using short cue cards (b) starting a week early (c) timing each run (d) rewriting it last night
23. 23.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) trying the room first (c) starting a week early (d) using short cue cards
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising only once (b) testing slides on stage (c) never timing yourself (d) timing each run
25. 25.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
26. 26.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) using short cue cards (c) timing each run (d) only reading silently
28. 28.True or false: “timing each run” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
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) rewriting it last night (b) marking pauses on cards (c) first try on the day (d) reading a full script
31. 31.True or false: “practising for family” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
33. 33.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) trying the room first (c) only reading silently (d) testing slides on stage
34. 34.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
35. 35.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) reading a full script (c) practising out loud (d) skipping the ending
37. 37.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) only reading silently (c) practising the opening (d) first try on the day
38. 38.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “practising only once” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) practising out loud (c) first try on the day (d) checking slides early

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