Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 854 · 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) key words only (b) nothing at all (c) the whole speech (d) tiny paragraphs
2. 2.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) while speaking (b) after the event (c) before the event (d) never
4. 4.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) using short cue cards (b) practising the opening (c) standing up to practise (d) reading a full script
5. 5.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) in random order (b) backwards (c) loose and unnumbered (d) numbered, in order
6. 6.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
7. 7.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) practising only once (c) rewriting it last night (d) practising out loud
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) practising only once (c) never timing yourself (d) timing each run
9. 9.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a week early (b) rewriting it last night (c) only reading silently (d) testing slides on stage
11. 11.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) cut, then time it again (b) drop the ending (c) ignore the limit (d) speak much faster
12. 12.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) skipping the ending (c) never timing yourself (d) marking pauses on cards
14. 14.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
15. 15.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
16. 16.True or false: “only reading silently” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising the opening (b) marking pauses on cards (c) starting a week early (d) rewriting it last night
18. 18.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) starting a week early (b) skipping the ending (c) practising for family (d) marking pauses on cards
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) starting a week early (c) trying the room first (d) practising for family
20. 20.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) using short cue cards (b) reading a full script (c) first try on the day (d) only reading silently
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: “never timing yourself” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: checking slides early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
24. 24.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) only reading silently (c) skipping the ending (d) practising the opening
26. 26.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
27. 27.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) skipping the ending (c) starting a week early (d) first try on the day
28. 28.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) starting a week early (c) testing slides on stage (d) marking pauses on cards
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) only reading silently (c) reading a full script (d) practising only once
30. 30.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) standing up to practise (c) only reading silently (d) timing each run
31. 31.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
33. 33.True or false: “timing each run” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “only reading silently” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “reading a full script” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) using short cue cards (c) never timing yourself (d) only reading silently
37. 37.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) reading a full script (c) rewriting it last night (d) timing each run
38. 38.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
39. 39.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
40. 40.True or false: “practising out loud” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False

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