Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 853 · 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) the whole speech (c) key words only (d) tiny paragraphs
2. 2.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to get feedback (b) to tire them out (c) to skip practice (d) to win a prize
3. 3.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) only reading silently (c) never timing yourself (d) practising for family
4. 4.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
5. 5.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) practising out loud (c) first try on the day (d) timing each run
6. 6.True or false: “practising out loud” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) standing up to practise (c) reading a full script (d) never timing yourself
8. 8.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
9. 9.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
10. 10.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) standing up to practise (b) testing slides on stage (c) using short cue cards (d) timing each run
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) starting a week early (c) first try on the day (d) trying the room first
12. 12.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) after the event (b) never (c) before the event (d) while speaking
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing up to practise (b) marking pauses on cards (c) rewriting it last night (d) timing each run
14. 14.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) checking slides early (b) timing each run (c) never timing yourself (d) practising for family
15. 15.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
16. 16.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) checking slides early (c) timing each run (d) only reading silently
17. 17.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
19. 19.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
20. 20.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) loose and unnumbered (b) in random order (c) numbered, in order (d) backwards
21. 21.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) starting a week early (b) checking slides early (c) practising out loud (d) practising only once
24. 24.True or false: “starting a week early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) never timing yourself (c) reading a full script (d) testing slides on stage
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising the opening (b) never timing yourself (c) testing slides on stage (d) practising only once
27. 27.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
28. 28.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) drop the ending (b) ignore the limit (c) speak much faster (d) cut, then time it again
29. 29.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) testing slides on stage (c) practising the opening (d) practising out loud
31. 31.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) only reading silently (c) standing up to practise (d) skipping the ending
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) rewriting it last night (c) first try on the day (d) practising out loud
33. 33.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
34. 34.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) never timing yourself (c) trying the room first (d) testing slides on stage
35. 35.True or false: “practising out loud” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor 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 good rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) only reading silently (c) checking slides early (d) practising only once
39. 39.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
40. 40.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) only reading silently (c) first try on the day (d) marking pauses on cards

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