Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 816 · 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: reading a full script? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
2. 2.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) loose and unnumbered (b) numbered, in order (c) in random order (d) backwards
3. 3.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) marking pauses on cards (c) rewriting it last night (d) practising only once
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) standing up to practise (c) timing each run (d) practising out loud
6. 6.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) practising only once (c) rewriting it last night (d) timing each run
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) practising for family (c) skipping the ending (d) first try on the day
8. 8.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) practising for family (c) practising only once (d) practising out loud
9. 9.True or false: “starting a week early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
11. 11.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) never (b) before the event (c) after the event (d) while speaking
12. 12.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) trying the room first (b) using short cue cards (c) timing each run (d) only reading silently
13. 13.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) cut, then time it again (b) drop the ending (c) speak much faster (d) ignore the limit
16. 16.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to tire them out (b) to get feedback (c) to skip practice (d) to win a prize
17. 17.True or false: “practising out loud” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) only reading silently (c) rewriting it last night (d) marking pauses on cards
19. 19.True or false: “only reading silently” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) only reading silently (c) starting a week early (d) testing slides on stage
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) standing up to practise (c) practising only once (d) reading a full script
22. 22.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
24. 24.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) trying the room first (b) starting a week early (c) skipping the ending (d) marking pauses on cards
25. 25.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) standing up to practise (b) reading a full script (c) practising out loud (d) timing each run
26. 26.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
27. 27.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) standing up to practise (b) trying the room first (c) practising for family (d) first try on the day
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) skipping the ending (c) practising the opening (d) rewriting it last night
29. 29.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
30. 30.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) first try on the day (c) practising only once (d) using short cue cards
31. 31.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) nothing at all (b) the whole speech (c) tiny paragraphs (d) key words only
32. 32.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) checking slides early (b) first try on the day (c) rewriting it last night (d) only reading silently
33. 33.True or false: “trying the room first” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) standing up to practise (c) testing slides on stage (d) first try on the day
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) marking pauses on cards (c) checking slides early (d) practising out loud
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) trying the room first (c) skipping the ending (d) only reading silently
37. 37.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) never timing yourself (c) trying the room first (d) practising out loud
39. 39.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) reading a full script (c) first try on the day (d) practising out loud
40. 40.True or false: “timing each run” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False

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