Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 807 · 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.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) backwards (b) loose and unnumbered (c) numbered, in order (d) in random order
2. 2.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
4. 4.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
5. 5.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
6. 6.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
7. 7.⏱️ 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
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) skipping the ending (c) only reading silently (d) testing slides on stage
9. 9.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to get feedback (b) to skip practice (c) to tire them out (d) to win a prize
11. 11.True or false: “timing each run” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) testing slides on stage (c) practising only once (d) marking pauses on cards
13. 13.True or false: “checking slides early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) trying the room first (b) practising the opening (c) never timing yourself (d) using short cue cards
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) standing up to practise (c) practising the opening (d) checking slides early
16. 16.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) timing each run (c) trying the room first (d) using short cue cards
18. 18.True or false: “reading a full script” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) marking pauses on cards (c) starting a week early (d) never timing yourself
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) practising the opening (c) practising out loud (d) marking pauses on cards
21. 21.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
22. 22.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
23. 23.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) tiny paragraphs (b) key words only (c) nothing at all (d) the whole speech
24. 24.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
25. 25.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) first try on the day (c) practising for family (d) practising the opening
26. 26.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) rewriting it last night (c) only reading silently (d) using short cue cards
27. 27.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) practising the opening (c) practising out loud (d) timing each run
28. 28.True or false: “trying the room first” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a week early (b) standing up to practise (c) reading a full script (d) marking pauses on cards
30. 30.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) never (b) after the event (c) before the event (d) while speaking
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising only once (b) rewriting it last night (c) using short cue cards (d) reading a full script
32. 32.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) standing up to practise (c) skipping the ending (d) rewriting it last night
33. 33.True or false: “practising only once” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
35. 35.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) practising the opening (c) rewriting it last night (d) first try on the day
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) skipping the ending (b) first try on the day (c) practising only once (d) practising for family
38. 38.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) first try on the day (c) practising for family (d) starting a week early
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying the room first (b) first try on the day (c) skipping the ending (d) only reading silently

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