Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 819 · 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: skipping the ending? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
2. 2.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) standing up to practise (b) trying the room first (c) using short cue cards (d) first try on the day
3. 3.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to win a prize (b) to skip practice (c) to tire them out (d) to get feedback
5. 5.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) numbered, in order (b) in random order (c) backwards (d) loose and unnumbered
6. 6.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) ignore the limit (b) drop the ending (c) speak much faster (d) cut, then time it again
7. 7.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) skipping the ending (c) practising out loud (d) only reading silently
8. 8.True or false: “starting a week early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “practising for family” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
11. 11.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) skipping the ending (c) using short cue cards (d) rewriting it last night
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) first try on the day (c) timing each run (d) checking slides early
13. 13.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: checking slides early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
14. 14.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) testing slides on stage (c) skipping the ending (d) practising for family
16. 16.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) trying the room first (b) standing up to practise (c) checking slides early (d) skipping the ending
17. 17.True or false: “practising the opening” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) practising for family (c) starting a week early (d) never timing yourself
19. 19.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
20. 20.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) tiny paragraphs (b) key words only (c) the whole speech (d) nothing at all
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking slides early (b) starting a week early (c) standing up to practise (d) reading a full script
22. 22.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) marking pauses on cards (c) reading a full script (d) starting a week early
23. 23.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing up to practise (b) practising the opening (c) practising for family (d) only reading silently
25. 25.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
27. 27.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
28. 28.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) practising only once (c) starting a week early (d) never timing yourself
29. 29.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
30. 30.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) only reading silently (c) timing each run (d) practising only once
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) never timing yourself (c) starting a week early (d) rewriting it last night
33. 33.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
34. 34.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) reading a full script (c) skipping the ending (d) standing up to practise
35. 35.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) first try on the day (c) practising only once (d) practising for family
36. 36.True or false: “starting a week early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.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
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) practising only once (c) using short cue cards (d) testing slides on stage
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) trying the room first (c) only reading silently (d) skipping the ending

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