Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 828 · 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.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) in random order (b) backwards (c) loose and unnumbered (d) numbered, in order
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) skipping the ending (c) starting a week early (d) only reading silently
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) testing slides on stage (c) practising only once (d) marking pauses on cards
4. 4.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
5. 5.True or false: “practising for family” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “trying the room first” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) after the event (b) never (c) before the event (d) while speaking
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) rewriting it last night (c) skipping the ending (d) only reading silently
10. 10.True or false: “first try on the day” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “starting a week early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) practising the opening (c) checking slides early (d) rewriting it last night
13. 13.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising the opening (b) using short cue cards (c) practising for family (d) skipping the ending
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying the room first (b) practising out loud (c) only reading silently (d) timing each run
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) testing slides on stage (c) practising only once (d) practising for family
16. 16.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) checking slides early (c) skipping the ending (d) never timing yourself
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) testing slides on stage (c) standing up to practise (d) timing each run
18. 18.True or false: “reading a full script” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) tiny paragraphs (b) key words only (c) nothing at all (d) the whole speech
20. 20.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
21. 21.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a week early (b) never timing yourself (c) timing each run (d) standing up to practise
23. 23.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) never timing yourself (c) practising only once (d) practising the opening
25. 25.True or false: “checking slides early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
27. 27.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) checking slides early (b) practising the opening (c) never timing yourself (d) standing up to practise
28. 28.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
29. 29.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) using short cue cards (b) skipping the ending (c) practising only once (d) reading a full script
30. 30.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) rewriting it last night (c) practising for family (d) starting a week early
31. 31.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) testing slides on stage (c) only reading silently (d) practising out loud
32. 32.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) only reading silently (c) trying the room first (d) rewriting it last night
33. 33.⏱️ 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
34. 34.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) testing slides on stage (c) standing up to practise (d) never timing yourself
37. 37.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) only reading silently (c) checking slides early (d) never timing yourself
39. 39.True or false: “practising the opening” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) reading a full script (c) trying the room first (d) never timing yourself

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