Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 961 · 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 of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) first try on the day (c) starting a week early (d) marking pauses on cards
2. 2.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) while speaking (b) after the event (c) never (d) before the event
3. 3.True or false: “practising for family” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) standing up to practise (b) never timing yourself (c) first try on the day (d) skipping the ending
5. 5.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking slides early (b) skipping the ending (c) timing each run (d) using short cue cards
7. 7.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
8. 8.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) the whole speech (b) tiny paragraphs (c) key words only (d) nothing at all
9. 9.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) only reading silently (c) checking slides early (d) testing slides on stage
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising only once (b) timing each run (c) trying the room first (d) practising the opening
11. 11.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
12. 12.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
13. 13.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
14. 14.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) rewriting it last night (c) only reading silently (d) timing each run
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) standing up to practise (c) trying the room first (d) practising for family
16. 16.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
17. 17.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
18. 18.True or false: “practising only once” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
20. 20.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) using short cue cards (b) only reading silently (c) trying the room first (d) checking slides early
21. 21.True or false: “checking slides early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) never timing yourself (c) practising out loud (d) first try on the day
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying the room first (b) rewriting it last night (c) never timing yourself (d) reading a full script
24. 24.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) only reading silently (c) never timing yourself (d) trying the room first
25. 25.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
26. 26.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) speak much faster (b) ignore the limit (c) cut, then time it again (d) drop the ending
27. 27.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) standing up to practise (b) checking slides early (c) testing slides on stage (d) timing each run
28. 28.True or false: “only reading silently” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing up to practise (b) practising the opening (c) first try on the day (d) checking slides early
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) practising only once (c) only reading silently (d) checking slides early
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) using short cue cards (c) only reading silently (d) first try on the day
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) testing slides on stage (c) only reading silently (d) rewriting it last night
33. 33.True or false: “starting a week early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
35. 35.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) in random order (b) loose and unnumbered (c) numbered, in order (d) backwards
36. 36.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) first try on the day (c) practising only once (d) practising out loud
37. 37.True or false: “reading a full script” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “practising out loud” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “practising out loud” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) rewriting it last night (c) testing slides on stage (d) using short cue cards

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