Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 817 · 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: standing up to practise? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
2. 2.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
3. 3.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
4. 4.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) drop the ending (b) speak much faster (c) ignore the limit (d) cut, then time it again
6. 6.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) in random order (b) backwards (c) numbered, in order (d) loose and unnumbered
7. 7.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) checking slides early (c) testing slides on stage (d) reading a full script
8. 8.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) standing up to practise (c) starting a week early (d) practising the opening
9. 9.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) before the event (b) never (c) after the event (d) while speaking
10. 10.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) tiny paragraphs (b) key words only (c) nothing at all (d) the whole speech
11. 11.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) using short cue cards (c) only reading silently (d) rewriting it last night
12. 12.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) never timing yourself (c) starting a week early (d) standing up to practise
14. 14.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) marking pauses on cards (c) checking slides early (d) first try on the day
16. 16.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
17. 17.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) timing each run (c) practising for family (d) reading a full script
18. 18.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) skipping the ending (c) starting a week early (d) testing slides on stage
19. 19.True or false: “practising out loud” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
21. 21.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “practising only once” is a poor 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.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to win a prize (b) to tire them out (c) to get feedback (d) to skip practice
25. 25.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) starting a week early (c) practising out loud (d) standing up to practise
26. 26.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) testing slides on stage (c) only reading silently (d) timing each run
28. 28.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) never timing yourself (c) timing each run (d) rewriting it last night
30. 30.True or false: “first try on the day” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) practising only once (c) practising the opening (d) skipping the ending
32. 32.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
34. 34.True or false: “starting a week early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) practising the opening (c) practising out loud (d) trying the room first
36. 36.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) starting a week early (c) never timing yourself (d) first try on the day
38. 38.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising the opening (b) checking slides early (c) marking pauses on cards (d) never timing yourself
39. 39.True or false: “trying the room first” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “timing each run” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False

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