Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 874 · 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: skipping the ending? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
2. 2.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) starting a week early (c) trying the room first (d) practising only once
3. 3.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) speak much faster (b) ignore the limit (c) drop the ending (d) cut, then time it again
4. 4.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
5. 5.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) checking slides early (c) timing each run (d) practising the opening
6. 6.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) numbered, in order (b) loose and unnumbered (c) backwards (d) in random order
7. 7.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: checking slides early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
8. 8.True or false: “starting a week early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) after the event (b) never (c) while speaking (d) before the event
10. 10.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying the room first (b) testing slides on stage (c) only reading silently (d) practising only once
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying the room first (b) timing each run (c) testing slides on stage (d) practising out loud
13. 13.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
14. 14.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) nothing at all (b) the whole speech (c) key words only (d) tiny paragraphs
15. 15.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) only reading silently (c) practising the opening (d) practising only once
16. 16.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
17. 17.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
18. 18.True or false: “practising the opening” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) trying the room first (c) timing each run (d) skipping the ending
20. 20.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) checking slides early (b) practising for family (c) first try on the day (d) practising the opening
21. 21.True or false: “reading a full script” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
23. 23.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) never timing yourself (c) testing slides on stage (d) starting a week early
24. 24.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) checking slides early (b) timing each run (c) practising out loud (d) never timing yourself
26. 26.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
27. 27.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking slides early (b) practising the opening (c) practising out loud (d) only reading silently
30. 30.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) using short cue cards (c) starting a week early (d) practising out loud
33. 33.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) trying the room first (c) first try on the day (d) skipping the ending
34. 34.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
35. 35.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
36. 36.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) first try on the day (c) starting a week early (d) only reading silently
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) checking slides early (c) reading a full script (d) standing up to practise
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) only reading silently (c) practising only once (d) practising out loud
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) timing each run (c) only reading silently (d) testing slides on stage

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