Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 844 · 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: only reading silently? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
2. 2.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) speak much faster (b) ignore the limit (c) cut, then time it again (d) drop the ending
3. 3.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) only reading silently (c) standing up to practise (d) first try on the day
4. 4.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) tiny paragraphs (b) key words only (c) nothing at all (d) the whole speech
5. 5.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
6. 6.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: checking slides early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) trying the room first (c) reading a full script (d) rewriting it last night
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) only reading silently (c) never timing yourself (d) practising the opening
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) checking slides early (c) practising for family (d) never timing yourself
10. 10.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) standing up to practise (b) rewriting it last night (c) trying the room first (d) using short cue cards
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) trying the room first (c) checking slides early (d) using short cue cards
12. 12.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) standing up to practise (b) practising the opening (c) practising out loud (d) testing slides on stage
13. 13.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
14. 14.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) practising the opening (c) only reading silently (d) rewriting it last night
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) standing up to practise (c) first try on the day (d) skipping the ending
16. 16.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) after the event (b) while speaking (c) before the event (d) never
17. 17.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) rewriting it last night (c) using short cue cards (d) testing slides on stage
19. 19.True or false: “practising the opening” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) practising only once (c) first try on the day (d) timing each run
21. 21.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) only reading silently (c) rewriting it last night (d) practising out loud
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a week early (b) marking pauses on cards (c) using short cue cards (d) skipping the ending
24. 24.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) only reading silently (c) practising only once (d) practising out loud
26. 26.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) standing up to practise (b) practising out loud (c) trying the room first (d) only reading silently
27. 27.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “first try on the day” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising only once (b) standing up to practise (c) practising the opening (d) checking slides early
30. 30.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
31. 31.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) practising only once (c) testing slides on stage (d) checking slides early
32. 32.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) in random order (b) loose and unnumbered (c) backwards (d) numbered, in order
33. 33.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
34. 34.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
35. 35.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
36. 36.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) testing slides on stage (c) reading a full script (d) checking slides early
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) checking slides early (c) practising out loud (d) rewriting it last night
39. 39.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) standing up to practise (b) never timing yourself (c) starting a week early (d) trying the room first
40. 40.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit

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