Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 948 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) practising for family (c) standing up to practise (d) practising out loud
2. 2.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to get feedback (b) to tire them out (c) to skip practice (d) to win a prize
3. 3.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) never (b) before the event (c) after the event (d) while speaking
4. 4.True or false: “first try on the day” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
6. 6.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) tiny paragraphs (b) the whole speech (c) nothing at all (d) key words only
8. 8.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) checking slides early (c) standing up to practise (d) practising for family
9. 9.True or false: “only reading silently” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “practising only once” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) testing slides on stage (c) marking pauses on cards (d) practising out loud
13. 13.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) marking pauses on cards (c) practising for family (d) trying the room first
14. 14.True or false: “timing each run” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) backwards (b) loose and unnumbered (c) in random order (d) numbered, in order
17. 17.True or false: “checking slides early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
19. 19.True or false: “reading a full script” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) trying the room first (c) practising for family (d) only reading silently
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) practising for family (c) timing each run (d) rewriting it last night
22. 22.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
23. 23.⏱️ 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
24. 24.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) practising out loud (c) skipping the ending (d) checking slides early
27. 27.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) standing up to practise (c) testing slides on stage (d) first try on the day
28. 28.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) rewriting it last night (c) only reading silently (d) using short cue cards
29. 29.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising only once (b) practising for family (c) standing up to practise (d) checking slides early
31. 31.True or false: “practising only once” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
33. 33.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) testing slides on stage (c) first try on the day (d) checking slides early
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) practising for family (c) reading a full script (d) never timing yourself
35. 35.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
36. 36.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) never timing yourself (c) practising out loud (d) only reading silently
37. 37.True or false: “practising out loud” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
39. 39.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
40. 40.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False

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