Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 833 · 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: never timing yourself? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
2. 2.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
3. 3.True or false: “trying the room first” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) practising only once (c) standing up to practise (d) first try on the day
5. 5.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
6. 6.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) skipping the ending (c) practising out loud (d) testing slides on stage
7. 7.True or false: “only reading silently” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) only reading silently (c) first try on the day (d) practising only once
9. 9.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
11. 11.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) drop the ending (b) speak much faster (c) ignore the limit (d) cut, then time it again
12. 12.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
15. 15.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) reading a full script (c) only reading silently (d) standing up to practise
16. 16.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) backwards (b) in random order (c) numbered, in order (d) loose and unnumbered
17. 17.True or false: “checking slides early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising the opening (b) never timing yourself (c) using short cue cards (d) marking pauses on cards
19. 19.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
20. 20.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
22. 22.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) first try on the day (c) only reading silently (d) never timing yourself
23. 23.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) after the event (b) never (c) while speaking (d) before the event
25. 25.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) testing slides on stage (c) never timing yourself (d) trying the room first
26. 26.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) standing up to practise (c) rewriting it last night (d) checking slides early
27. 27.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
28. 28.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) nothing at all (b) the whole speech (c) tiny paragraphs (d) key words only
29. 29.True or false: “practising out loud” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
31. 31.True or false: “starting a week early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) trying the room first (c) starting a week early (d) practising for family
33. 33.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) timing each run (c) skipping the ending (d) practising only once
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) practising for family (c) checking slides early (d) skipping the ending
35. 35.True or false: “practising for family” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) using short cue cards (b) practising for family (c) checking slides early (d) reading a full script
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) testing slides on stage (c) practising the opening (d) trying the room first
38. 38.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
39. 39.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) rewriting it last night (c) starting a week early (d) only reading silently
40. 40.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) only reading silently (c) marking pauses on cards (d) never timing yourself

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