Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 945 · 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: practising out loud? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) practising out loud (c) using short cue cards (d) marking pauses on cards
3. 3.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) trying the room first (c) never timing yourself (d) using short cue cards
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) skipping the ending (c) practising the opening (d) reading a full script
6. 6.True or false: “timing each run” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) while speaking (b) after the event (c) before the event (d) never
8. 8.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) key words only (b) nothing at all (c) the whole speech (d) tiny paragraphs
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) practising only once (c) checking slides early (d) never timing yourself
10. 10.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
11. 11.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
12. 12.⏱️ 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
13. 13.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: checking slides early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
14. 14.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
15. 15.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) trying the room first (b) practising the opening (c) timing each run (d) rewriting it last night
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) marking pauses on cards (c) reading a full script (d) checking slides early
17. 17.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) using short cue cards (c) practising only once (d) testing slides on stage
18. 18.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
20. 20.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) practising out loud (c) never timing yourself (d) rewriting it last night
21. 21.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) starting a week early (c) practising out loud (d) standing up to practise
22. 22.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) starting a week early (c) reading a full script (d) first try on the day
24. 24.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) numbered, in order (b) backwards (c) in random order (d) loose and unnumbered
25. 25.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a week early (b) rewriting it last night (c) standing up to practise (d) practising out loud
27. 27.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) practising the opening (c) rewriting it last night (d) practising only once
29. 29.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) practising for family (c) first try on the day (d) testing slides on stage
31. 31.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) practising for family (c) timing each run (d) testing slides on stage
33. 33.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) starting a week early (b) never timing yourself (c) practising out loud (d) marking pauses on cards
34. 34.True or false: “first try on the day” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
36. 36.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) practising only once (c) marking pauses on cards (d) checking slides early
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) practising only once (c) starting a week early (d) timing each run
38. 38.True or false: “checking slides early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) trying the room first (b) reading a full script (c) timing each run (d) using short cue cards
40. 40.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit

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