Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 822 · 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) never (c) while speaking (d) before the event
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) rewriting it last night (c) trying the room first (d) testing slides on stage
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a week early (b) standing up to practise (c) checking slides early (d) testing slides on stage
4. 4.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) nothing at all (b) key words only (c) the whole speech (d) tiny paragraphs
5. 5.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) checking slides early (b) marking pauses on cards (c) starting a week early (d) never timing yourself
6. 6.True or false: “checking slides early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “practising for family” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) standing up to practise (b) first try on the day (c) marking pauses on cards (d) practising the opening
9. 9.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) trying the room first (c) practising out loud (d) timing each run
10. 10.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) checking slides early (b) only reading silently (c) practising only once (d) rewriting it last night
11. 11.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) loose and unnumbered (b) numbered, in order (c) backwards (d) in random order
12. 12.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising the opening (b) practising for family (c) standing up to practise (d) reading a full script
14. 14.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
15. 15.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
16. 16.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) speak much faster (b) drop the ending (c) ignore the limit (d) cut, then time it again
17. 17.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
18. 18.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
19. 19.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
21. 21.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
22. 22.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing up to practise (b) practising for family (c) practising the opening (d) first try on the day
24. 24.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising the opening (b) skipping the ending (c) testing slides on stage (d) never timing yourself
25. 25.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) trying the room first (c) practising out loud (d) reading a full script
26. 26.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) practising for family (c) testing slides on stage (d) trying the room first
27. 27.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: checking slides early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
29. 29.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) first try on the day (c) never timing yourself (d) practising out loud
30. 30.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “practising only once” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
33. 33.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
34. 34.True or false: “practising out loud” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
36. 36.True or false: “practising for family” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) only reading silently (c) reading a full script (d) practising out loud
38. 38.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) using short cue cards (b) rewriting it last night (c) practising only once (d) testing slides on stage
39. 39.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking slides early (b) skipping the ending (c) only reading silently (d) never timing yourself

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