Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 893 · 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.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) loose and unnumbered (b) in random order (c) numbered, in order (d) backwards
2. 2.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) never (b) while speaking (c) after the event (d) before the event
3. 3.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) timing each run (c) checking slides early (d) rewriting it last night
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing up to practise (b) using short cue cards (c) timing each run (d) reading a full script
6. 6.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking slides early (b) reading a full script (c) testing slides on stage (d) rewriting it last night
8. 8.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) practising the opening (c) practising only once (d) using short cue cards
9. 9.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
10. 10.True or false: “first try on the day” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “timing each run” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
14. 14.True or false: “practising only once” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) standing up to practise (c) trying the room first (d) marking pauses on cards
17. 17.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) standing up to practise (b) testing slides on stage (c) starting a week early (d) checking slides early
20. 20.True or false: “practising only once” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) first try on the day (c) never timing yourself (d) skipping the ending
22. 22.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) timing each run (c) practising the opening (d) first try on the day
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) never timing yourself (c) standing up to practise (d) rewriting it last night
24. 24.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
25. 25.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) testing slides on stage (c) reading a full script (d) starting a week early
27. 27.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) skipping the ending (c) trying the room first (d) only reading silently
28. 28.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “starting a week early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
31. 31.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) using short cue cards (c) marking pauses on cards (d) only reading silently
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: “only reading silently” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) rewriting it last night (c) timing each run (d) only reading silently
35. 35.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) practising out loud (c) practising the opening (d) reading a full script
36. 36.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) rewriting it last night (c) only reading silently (d) standing up to practise
37. 37.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
38. 38.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False

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