Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 838 · 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.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) nothing at all (b) tiny paragraphs (c) key words only (d) the whole speech
2. 2.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
3. 3.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) rewriting it last night (c) practising out loud (d) practising only once
4. 4.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) skipping the ending (c) practising for family (d) never timing yourself
5. 5.True or false: “timing each run” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) in random order (b) numbered, in order (c) backwards (d) loose and unnumbered
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying the room first (b) rewriting it last night (c) starting a week early (d) practising out loud
8. 8.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) trying the room first (b) timing each run (c) only reading silently (d) practising out loud
9. 9.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
10. 10.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) skipping the ending (c) timing each run (d) rewriting it last night
11. 11.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) checking slides early (b) skipping the ending (c) rewriting it last night (d) first try on the day
12. 12.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to tire them out (b) to skip practice (c) to get feedback (d) to win a prize
13. 13.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) after the event (b) while speaking (c) never (d) before the event
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) using short cue cards (c) skipping the ending (d) standing up to practise
15. 15.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (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) cut, then time it again (b) speak much faster (c) ignore the limit (d) drop the ending
17. 17.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) starting a week early (b) skipping the ending (c) never timing yourself (d) reading a full script
18. 18.True or false: “practising out loud” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) standing up to practise (b) skipping the ending (c) practising for family (d) marking pauses on cards
20. 20.True or false: “reading a full script” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) reading a full script (c) practising the opening (d) never timing yourself
22. 22.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) trying the room first (b) testing slides on stage (c) using short cue cards (d) practising for family
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing up to practise (b) starting a week early (c) only reading silently (d) practising the opening
24. 24.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) trying the room first (c) reading a full script (d) only reading silently
26. 26.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) trying the room first (b) marking pauses on cards (c) checking slides early (d) never timing yourself
28. 28.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “practising for family” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) using short cue cards (c) starting a week early (d) testing slides on stage
32. 32.True or false: “starting a week early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising the opening (b) timing each run (c) first try on the day (d) practising out loud
34. 34.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
35. 35.True or false: “practising only once” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) never timing yourself (c) practising only once (d) using short cue cards
37. 37.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: checking slides early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
38. 38.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
39. 39.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) standing up to practise (b) practising out loud (c) practising the opening (d) reading a full script
40. 40.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit

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