Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 809 · 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 poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
2. 2.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) nothing at all (b) key words only (c) the whole speech (d) tiny paragraphs
3. 3.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
4. 4.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) ignore the limit (b) speak much faster (c) drop the ending (d) cut, then time it again
5. 5.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) checking slides early (c) practising only once (d) testing slides on stage
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising the opening (b) never timing yourself (c) rewriting it last night (d) first try on the day
8. 8.True or false: “practising only once” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
10. 10.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
11. 11.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) practising out loud (c) using short cue cards (d) practising the opening
12. 12.True or false: “reading a full script” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “practising for family” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) rewriting it last night (c) reading a full script (d) testing slides on stage
15. 15.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
16. 16.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) reading a full script (c) using short cue cards (d) only reading silently
18. 18.True or false: “first try on the day” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “starting a week early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) practising for family (c) standing up to practise (d) practising out loud
21. 21.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) backwards (b) numbered, in order (c) loose and unnumbered (d) in random order
22. 22.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
23. 23.True or false: “trying the room first” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) rewriting it last night (c) starting a week early (d) first try on the day
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) practising only once (c) trying the room first (d) skipping the ending
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) standing up to practise (c) first try on the day (d) rewriting it last night
27. 27.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
28. 28.True or false: “practising only once” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) practising only once (c) marking pauses on cards (d) practising the opening
30. 30.👪 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
31. 31.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing up to practise (b) reading a full script (c) practising for family (d) marking pauses on cards
33. 33.True or false: “reading a full script” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) skipping the ending (c) starting a week early (d) rewriting it last night
35. 35.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) checking slides early (c) practising the opening (d) only reading silently
36. 36.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) trying the room first (b) timing each run (c) practising for family (d) rewriting it last night
37. 37.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
38. 38.True or false: “first try on the day” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking slides early (b) never timing yourself (c) marking pauses on cards (d) starting a week early
40. 40.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True

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