Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 928 · 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: first try on the day? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
2. 2.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
3. 3.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
4. 4.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) practising only once (c) marking pauses on cards (d) testing slides on stage
5. 5.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
6. 6.True or false: “practising the opening” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “first try on the day” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) ignore the limit (b) drop the ending (c) speak much faster (d) cut, then time it again
9. 9.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) in random order (b) backwards (c) loose and unnumbered (d) numbered, in order
10. 10.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
11. 11.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) skipping the ending (c) practising only once (d) timing each run
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) practising only once (c) skipping the ending (d) marking pauses on cards
13. 13.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) standing up to practise (c) practising out loud (d) rewriting it last night
15. 15.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to win a prize (b) to get feedback (c) to skip practice (d) to tire them out
16. 16.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “starting a week early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) tiny paragraphs (b) the whole speech (c) nothing at all (d) key words only
20. 20.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) before the event (b) while speaking (c) after the event (d) never
21. 21.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) starting a week early (b) using short cue cards (c) practising for family (d) testing slides on stage
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) testing slides on stage (c) only reading silently (d) starting a week early
23. 23.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) trying the room first (c) checking slides early (d) marking pauses on cards
24. 24.True or false: “practising for family” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) practising out loud (c) practising the opening (d) practising only once
28. 28.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing up to practise (b) never timing yourself (c) skipping the ending (d) testing slides on stage
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) rewriting it last night (c) testing slides on stage (d) only reading silently
31. 31.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) timing each run (c) trying the room first (d) practising out loud
32. 32.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) trying the room first (c) timing each run (d) testing slides on stage
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) practising only once (c) trying the room first (d) reading a full script
35. 35.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) first try on the day (c) trying the room first (d) practising for family
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) first try on the day (c) using short cue cards (d) timing each run
37. 37.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) reading a full script (c) trying the room first (d) marking pauses on cards
39. 39.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
40. 40.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False

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