Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 852 · 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: standing up to practise? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
2. 2.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) never timing yourself (c) only reading silently (d) practising only once
3. 3.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) trying the room first (b) practising the opening (c) marking pauses on cards (d) first try on the day
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) practising out loud (c) timing each run (d) trying the room first
5. 5.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) the whole speech (b) tiny paragraphs (c) key words only (d) nothing at all
6. 6.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) loose and unnumbered (b) backwards (c) numbered, in order (d) in random order
7. 7.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
8. 8.True or false: “reading a full script” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “timing each run” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) never (b) before the event (c) after the event (d) while speaking
11. 11.True or false: “practising for family” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to get feedback (b) to win a prize (c) to tire them out (d) to skip practice
13. 13.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) practising only once (c) testing slides on stage (d) only reading silently
15. 15.True or false: “practising out loud” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
17. 17.True or false: “first try on the day” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) standing up to practise (b) practising for family (c) skipping the ending (d) starting a week early
19. 19.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) timing each run (c) first try on the day (d) using short cue cards
21. 21.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
22. 22.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) practising only once (c) practising out loud (d) only reading silently
24. 24.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) practising the opening (c) rewriting it last night (d) never timing yourself
25. 25.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) ignore the limit (b) speak much faster (c) cut, then time it again (d) drop the ending
26. 26.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) using short cue cards (b) timing each run (c) checking slides early (d) rewriting it last night
27. 27.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
30. 30.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
31. 31.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) only reading silently (c) testing slides on stage (d) practising for family
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a week early (b) rewriting it last night (c) checking slides early (d) practising for family
33. 33.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) testing slides on stage (c) skipping the ending (d) timing each run
34. 34.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) starting a week early (b) marking pauses on cards (c) only reading silently (d) timing each run
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) never timing yourself (c) rewriting it last night (d) practising for family
36. 36.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) checking slides early (c) skipping the ending (d) standing up to practise
38. 38.True or false: “first try on the day” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying the room first (b) only reading silently (c) never timing yourself (d) testing slides on stage
40. 40.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit

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