Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 946 · 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 only once? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) reading a full script (c) practising only once (d) skipping the ending
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking slides early (b) marking pauses on cards (c) practising for family (d) only reading silently
4. 4.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to get feedback (b) to tire them out (c) to win a prize (d) to skip practice
5. 5.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) using short cue cards (b) testing slides on stage (c) practising only once (d) first try on the day
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) skipping the ending (c) trying the room first (d) reading a full script
7. 7.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
8. 8.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) only reading silently (c) practising only once (d) practising the opening
9. 9.True or false: “first try on the day” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) practising the opening (c) standing up to practise (d) trying the room first
11. 11.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) reading a full script (c) rewriting it last night (d) timing each run
12. 12.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “trying the room first” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
15. 15.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) standing up to practise (b) testing slides on stage (c) marking pauses on cards (d) practising out loud
16. 16.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
17. 17.True or false: “practising the opening” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “practising the opening” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) practising for family (c) practising the opening (d) marking pauses on cards
20. 20.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
21. 21.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) loose and unnumbered (b) in random order (c) backwards (d) numbered, in order
22. 22.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) never (b) while speaking (c) after the event (d) before the event
23. 23.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
25. 25.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
26. 26.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “trying the room first” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) only reading silently (c) practising only once (d) practising out loud
31. 31.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
32. 32.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) using short cue cards (c) checking slides early (d) rewriting it last night
33. 33.⏱️ 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
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) testing slides on stage (c) marking pauses on cards (d) never timing yourself
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying the room first (b) standing up to practise (c) skipping the ending (d) practising the opening
36. 36.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
37. 37.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) nothing at all (b) key words only (c) the whole speech (d) tiny paragraphs
38. 38.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying the room first (b) practising the opening (c) marking pauses on cards (d) reading a full script
40. 40.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) first try on the day (c) only reading silently (d) skipping the ending

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