Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 835 · 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: skipping the ending? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising the opening (b) standing up to practise (c) skipping the ending (d) marking pauses on cards
3. 3.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) never timing yourself (c) practising for family (d) skipping the ending
4. 4.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
5. 5.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
6. 6.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) while speaking (b) after the event (c) never (d) before the event
7. 7.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) trying the room first (b) rewriting it last night (c) never timing yourself (d) only reading silently
8. 8.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) trying the room first (c) standing up to practise (d) testing slides on stage
10. 10.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) tiny paragraphs (b) the whole speech (c) key words only (d) nothing at all
11. 11.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising only once (b) skipping the ending (c) trying the room first (d) only reading silently
13. 13.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
14. 14.True or false: “trying the room first” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) practising for family (c) standing up to practise (d) trying the room first
16. 16.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
17. 17.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) practising out loud (c) only reading silently (d) rewriting it last night
19. 19.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) backwards (b) loose and unnumbered (c) numbered, in order (d) in random order
20. 20.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
21. 21.True or false: “only reading silently” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “practising for family” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) starting a week early (b) practising for family (c) first try on the day (d) practising out loud
26. 26.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) ignore the limit (b) drop the ending (c) speak much faster (d) cut, then time it again
27. 27.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) practising the opening (c) only reading silently (d) never timing yourself
28. 28.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) reading a full script (c) testing slides on stage (d) practising out loud
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking slides early (b) testing slides on stage (c) practising the opening (d) using short cue cards
30. 30.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
31. 31.True or false: “checking slides early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “trying the room first” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) rewriting it last night (c) skipping the ending (d) using short cue cards
35. 35.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
36. 36.True or false: “only reading silently” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
38. 38.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) using short cue cards (c) checking slides early (d) practising out loud
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) practising for family (c) rewriting it last night (d) using short cue cards
40. 40.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False

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