Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 825 · 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 poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
2. 2.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) trying the room first (c) practising out loud (d) practising the opening
3. 3.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) starting a week early (c) reading a full script (d) checking slides early
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) practising for family (c) standing up to practise (d) starting a week early
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying the room first (b) testing slides on stage (c) marking pauses on cards (d) standing up to practise
6. 6.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) loose and unnumbered (b) in random order (c) backwards (d) numbered, in order
7. 7.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) cut, then time it again (b) speak much faster (c) ignore the limit (d) drop the ending
8. 8.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) only reading silently (c) practising for family (d) practising only once
9. 9.True or false: “only reading silently” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “practising for family” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) checking slides early (c) first try on the day (d) only reading silently
12. 12.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
13. 13.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) never timing yourself (c) rewriting it last night (d) practising the opening
15. 15.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
16. 16.True or false: “timing each run” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) rewriting it last night (c) testing slides on stage (d) practising out loud
18. 18.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
19. 19.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) skipping the ending (c) practising only once (d) standing up to practise
21. 21.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) practising for family (c) only reading silently (d) timing each run
22. 22.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
23. 23.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) trying the room first (b) rewriting it last night (c) testing slides on stage (d) first try on the day
24. 24.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) using short cue cards (c) rewriting it last night (d) checking slides early
25. 25.True or false: “practising only once” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
27. 27.👪 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
28. 28.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) never (b) while speaking (c) before the event (d) after the event
29. 29.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
30. 30.True or false: “checking slides early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying the room first (b) never timing yourself (c) only reading silently (d) testing slides on stage
32. 32.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) testing slides on stage (c) checking slides early (d) only reading silently
33. 33.True or false: “reading a full script” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) never timing yourself (c) timing each run (d) marking pauses on cards
35. 35.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) reading a full script (c) first try on the day (d) timing each run
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying the room first (b) practising out loud (c) practising only once (d) checking slides early
38. 38.True or false: “starting a week early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “first try on the day” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “first try on the day” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False

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