Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 972 · 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.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) loose and unnumbered (b) numbered, in order (c) backwards (d) in random order
2. 2.True or false: “practising the opening” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) the whole speech (b) nothing at all (c) key words only (d) tiny paragraphs
4. 4.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) practising for family (c) only reading silently (d) skipping the ending
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) standing up to practise (c) skipping the ending (d) trying the room first
6. 6.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) checking slides early (c) practising for family (d) starting a week early
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising the opening (b) testing slides on stage (c) never timing yourself (d) practising only once
9. 9.True or false: “practising for family” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) practising only once (c) timing each run (d) testing slides on stage
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) checking slides early (c) starting a week early (d) trying the room first
12. 12.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) standing up to practise (b) checking slides early (c) trying the room first (d) first try on the day
13. 13.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
14. 14.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) practising only once (c) skipping the ending (d) testing slides on stage
16. 16.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
17. 17.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
18. 18.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) using short cue cards (b) never timing yourself (c) standing up to practise (d) starting a week early
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising only once (b) checking slides early (c) first try on the day (d) testing slides on stage
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) starting a week early (c) trying the room first (d) practising out loud
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: “first try on the day” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) reading a full script (c) rewriting it last night (d) practising the opening
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) testing slides on stage (c) first try on the day (d) marking pauses on cards
25. 25.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
26. 26.True or false: “timing each run” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “trying the room first” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) starting a week early (c) rewriting it last night (d) never timing yourself
31. 31.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) practising out loud (c) first try on the day (d) never timing yourself
32. 32.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) checking slides early (c) trying the room first (d) testing slides on stage
33. 33.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) skipping the ending (c) never timing yourself (d) marking pauses on cards
34. 34.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) standing up to practise (c) never timing yourself (d) reading a full script
35. 35.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) using short cue cards (c) starting a week early (d) rewriting it last night
37. 37.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) speak much faster (b) ignore the limit (c) drop the ending (d) cut, then time it again
38. 38.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
39. 39.True or false: “checking slides early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) reading a full script (c) first try on the day (d) testing slides on stage

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