Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 808 · 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: reading a full script? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
3. 3.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
4. 4.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) key words only (b) nothing at all (c) the whole speech (d) tiny paragraphs
5. 5.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
6. 6.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to get feedback (b) to tire them out (c) to win a prize (d) to skip practice
7. 7.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) trying the room first (b) practising for family (c) only reading silently (d) starting a week early
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing up to practise (b) trying the room first (c) practising for family (d) skipping the ending
9. 9.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
10. 10.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising the opening (b) only reading silently (c) testing slides on stage (d) rewriting it last night
12. 12.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) rewriting it last night (c) timing each run (d) only reading silently
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) trying the room first (c) only reading silently (d) never timing yourself
14. 14.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
15. 15.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) backwards (b) loose and unnumbered (c) in random order (d) numbered, in order
16. 16.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising the opening (b) checking slides early (c) using short cue cards (d) rewriting it last night
17. 17.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) only reading silently (c) practising out loud (d) rewriting it last night
18. 18.True or false: “practising the opening” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “reading a full script” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) cut, then time it again (b) ignore the limit (c) speak much faster (d) drop the ending
21. 21.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: checking slides early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
22. 22.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) trying the room first (b) practising for family (c) starting a week early (d) reading a full script
23. 23.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) testing slides on stage (c) standing up to practise (d) only reading silently
24. 24.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising the opening (b) practising for family (c) practising only once (d) starting a week early
26. 26.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) marking pauses on cards (c) trying the room first (d) skipping the ending
27. 27.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) checking slides early (b) practising out loud (c) practising only once (d) trying the room first
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) checking slides early (c) using short cue cards (d) trying the room first
29. 29.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) checking slides early (c) practising the opening (d) first try on the day
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) only reading silently (c) never timing yourself (d) using short cue cards
31. 31.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) never (b) after the event (c) while speaking (d) before the event
33. 33.True or false: “practising only once” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking slides early (b) using short cue cards (c) rewriting it last night (d) standing up to practise
35. 35.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) trying the room first (c) timing each run (d) practising out loud
37. 37.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
38. 38.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) reading a full script (c) never timing yourself (d) practising for family
40. 40.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) never timing yourself (c) reading a full script (d) practising only once

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