Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 867 · 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: trying the room first? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
2. 2.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) nothing at all (b) the whole speech (c) key words only (d) tiny paragraphs
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing up to practise (b) practising the opening (c) practising for family (d) practising only once
4. 4.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
5. 5.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) marking pauses on cards (c) checking slides early (d) trying the room first
6. 6.True or false: “only reading silently” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) starting a week early (c) practising the opening (d) using short cue cards
8. 8.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) never (b) after the event (c) while speaking (d) before the event
9. 9.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) backwards (b) in random order (c) loose and unnumbered (d) numbered, in order
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) testing slides on stage (c) practising the opening (d) practising only once
11. 11.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) trying the room first (c) practising out loud (d) using short cue cards
12. 12.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
13. 13.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
14. 14.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
15. 15.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) first try on the day (c) practising only once (d) timing each run
16. 16.True or false: “first try on the day” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising only once (b) rewriting it last night (c) only reading silently (d) marking pauses on cards
19. 19.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “timing each run” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
22. 22.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) standing up to practise (c) practising only once (d) starting a week early
23. 23.⏱️ 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
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking slides early (b) practising out loud (c) practising for family (d) rewriting it last night
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) testing slides on stage (c) never timing yourself (d) trying the room first
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking slides early (b) timing each run (c) testing slides on stage (d) standing up to practise
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking slides early (b) trying the room first (c) practising out loud (d) first try on the day
28. 28.True or false: “practising only once” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “checking slides early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) first try on the day (c) reading a full script (d) using short cue cards
32. 32.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) reading a full script (c) marking pauses on cards (d) first try on the day
33. 33.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to tire them out (b) to win a prize (c) to get feedback (d) to skip practice
34. 34.True or false: “reading a full script” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) rewriting it last night (c) checking slides early (d) never timing yourself
37. 37.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) standing up to practise (c) practising the opening (d) rewriting it last night
38. 38.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
39. 39.True or false: “practising for family” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit

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