Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 820 · 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.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) after the event (b) before the event (c) while speaking (d) never
2. 2.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) numbered, in order (b) backwards (c) loose and unnumbered (d) in random order
3. 3.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) trying the room first (c) timing each run (d) marking pauses on cards
5. 5.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) starting a week early (c) checking slides early (d) practising out loud
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a week early (b) trying the room first (c) practising out loud (d) only reading silently
7. 7.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) tiny paragraphs (b) the whole speech (c) nothing at all (d) key words only
8. 8.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) practising the opening (c) practising only once (d) testing slides on stage
9. 9.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
10. 10.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) first try on the day (c) skipping the ending (d) standing up to practise
11. 11.True or false: “starting a week early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “reading a full script” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
14. 14.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) checking slides early (b) practising out loud (c) only reading silently (d) marking pauses on cards
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing up to practise (b) rewriting it last night (c) skipping the ending (d) only reading silently
16. 16.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) starting a week early (b) reading a full script (c) using short cue cards (d) marking pauses on cards
18. 18.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
19. 19.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
20. 20.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to win a prize (b) to get feedback (c) to tire them out (d) to skip practice
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) practising the opening (c) only reading silently (d) first try on the day
22. 22.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
23. 23.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) first try on the day (c) practising out loud (d) reading a full script
24. 24.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “reading a full script” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) starting a week early (c) checking slides early (d) practising the opening
28. 28.⏱️ 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
29. 29.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) trying the room first (c) skipping the ending (d) only reading silently
31. 31.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
32. 32.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) using short cue cards (c) practising for family (d) first try on the day
33. 33.True or false: “practising out loud” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) standing up to practise (c) reading a full script (d) starting a week early
35. 35.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) using short cue cards (c) practising only once (d) skipping the ending
36. 36.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) standing up to practise (b) trying the room first (c) using short cue cards (d) skipping the ending
37. 37.True or false: “trying the room first” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) reading a full script (c) rewriting it last night (d) checking slides early
39. 39.True or false: “trying the room first” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising only once (b) skipping the ending (c) practising for family (d) reading a full script

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