Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 841 · 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: checking slides early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
2. 2.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) first try on the day (c) only reading silently (d) standing up to practise
3. 3.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
4. 4.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) never (b) while speaking (c) after the event (d) before the event
5. 5.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) first try on the day (c) practising the opening (d) checking slides early
6. 6.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) using short cue cards (b) never timing yourself (c) practising the opening (d) practising out loud
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) starting a week early (c) only reading silently (d) standing up to practise
8. 8.True or false: “only reading silently” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising the opening (b) practising for family (c) testing slides on stage (d) checking slides early
10. 10.True or false: “checking slides early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
12. 12.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
13. 13.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) ignore the limit (b) cut, then time it again (c) drop the ending (d) speak much faster
14. 14.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) practising only once (c) rewriting it last night (d) practising for family
15. 15.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
16. 16.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising only once (b) standing up to practise (c) rewriting it last night (d) reading a full script
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) checking slides early (c) reading a full script (d) testing slides on stage
19. 19.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) key words only (b) tiny paragraphs (c) nothing at all (d) the whole speech
20. 20.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) using short cue cards (b) skipping the ending (c) practising for family (d) standing up to practise
21. 21.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
22. 22.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
24. 24.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) practising only once (c) marking pauses on cards (d) first try on the day
25. 25.True or false: “practising for family” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.👪 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
27. 27.True or false: “practising out loud” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) starting a week early (b) testing slides on stage (c) first try on the day (d) practising only once
29. 29.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
30. 30.True or false: “first try on the day” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) trying the room first (c) reading a full script (d) testing slides on stage
32. 32.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
33. 33.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) starting a week early (c) skipping the ending (d) trying the room first
35. 35.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
37. 37.True or false: “practising for family” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) only reading silently (c) starting a week early (d) marking pauses on cards
39. 39.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
40. 40.True or false: “practising the opening” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False

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