Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 966 · 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.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) key words only (b) tiny paragraphs (c) nothing at all (d) the whole speech
2. 2.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a week early (b) practising out loud (c) practising the opening (d) reading a full script
4. 4.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “reading a full script” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) practising the opening (c) starting a week early (d) only reading silently
7. 7.True or false: “practising for family” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) in random order (b) loose and unnumbered (c) numbered, in order (d) backwards
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) skipping the ending (c) timing each run (d) starting a week early
11. 11.True or false: “trying the room first” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) standing up to practise (c) checking slides early (d) trying the room first
13. 13.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) drop the ending (b) cut, then time it again (c) ignore the limit (d) speak much faster
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking slides early (b) timing each run (c) never timing yourself (d) practising for family
15. 15.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
16. 16.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
17. 17.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) using short cue cards (b) skipping the ending (c) practising out loud (d) practising for family
18. 18.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) after the event (b) before the event (c) never (d) while speaking
19. 19.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking slides early (b) practising out loud (c) first try on the day (d) starting a week early
21. 21.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
22. 22.True or false: “starting a week early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
24. 24.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
25. 25.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) practising only once (c) practising for family (d) rewriting it last night
26. 26.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) reading a full script (c) only reading silently (d) timing each run
27. 27.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) checking slides early (c) only reading silently (d) rewriting it last night
28. 28.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to win a prize (b) to skip practice (c) to tire them out (d) to get feedback
29. 29.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) skipping the ending (c) reading a full script (d) marking pauses on cards
31. 31.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) never timing yourself (c) first try on the day (d) marking pauses on cards
32. 32.True or false: “practising out loud” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: checking slides early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
34. 34.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
36. 36.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) using short cue cards (c) skipping the ending (d) first try on the day
37. 37.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
38. 38.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) starting a week early (c) rewriting it last night (d) only reading silently
39. 39.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
40. 40.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) checking slides early (b) practising only once (c) practising for family (d) practising out loud

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