Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 821 · 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: rewriting it last night? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
2. 2.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
3. 3.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) never timing yourself (c) first try on the day (d) timing each run
4. 4.True or false: “first try on the day” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) after the event (b) never (c) before the event (d) while speaking
6. 6.⏱️ 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
7. 7.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) only reading silently (c) practising only once (d) testing slides on stage
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising only once (b) trying the room first (c) rewriting it last night (d) never timing yourself
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) checking slides early (c) skipping the ending (d) first try on the day
10. 10.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
11. 11.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) loose and unnumbered (b) in random order (c) numbered, in order (d) backwards
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) standing up to practise (c) practising out loud (d) practising the opening
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) marking pauses on cards (c) trying the room first (d) testing slides on stage
14. 14.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) trying the room first (b) checking slides early (c) practising out loud (d) only reading silently
15. 15.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) marking pauses on cards (c) skipping the ending (d) reading a full script
16. 16.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
17. 17.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
19. 19.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to skip practice (b) to win a prize (c) to tire them out (d) to get feedback
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying the room first (b) practising out loud (c) first try on the day (d) practising the opening
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a week early (b) practising for family (c) practising only once (d) practising out loud
22. 22.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) starting a week early (b) trying the room first (c) marking pauses on cards (d) practising only once
23. 23.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
24. 24.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) reading a full script (c) using short cue cards (d) skipping the ending
25. 25.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
27. 27.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
28. 28.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
30. 30.True or false: “only reading silently” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) using short cue cards (c) standing up to practise (d) practising for family
32. 32.True or false: “practising for family” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “checking slides early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) the whole speech (b) nothing at all (c) key words only (d) tiny paragraphs
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) using short cue cards (c) practising the opening (d) reading a full script
37. 37.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “practising for family” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
40. 40.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True

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