Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 980 · 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.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) never (b) before the event (c) after the event (d) while speaking
2. 2.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) trying the room first (c) practising out loud (d) rewriting it last night
4. 4.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) drop the ending (b) speak much faster (c) ignore the limit (d) cut, then time it again
5. 5.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) practising the opening (c) starting a week early (d) using short cue cards
7. 7.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) backwards (b) loose and unnumbered (c) in random order (d) numbered, in order
8. 8.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising the opening (b) skipping the ending (c) first try on the day (d) practising only once
9. 9.True or false: “starting a week early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) the whole speech (b) nothing at all (c) tiny paragraphs (d) key words only
11. 11.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to skip practice (b) to win a prize (c) to tire them out (d) to get feedback
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying the room first (b) using short cue cards (c) practising for family (d) reading a full script
13. 13.True or false: “starting a week early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) trying the room first (b) marking pauses on cards (c) using short cue cards (d) rewriting it last night
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a week early (b) marking pauses on cards (c) skipping the ending (d) timing each run
16. 16.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
19. 19.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) checking slides early (b) practising for family (c) testing slides on stage (d) practising the opening
20. 20.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) reading a full script (c) rewriting it last night (d) timing each run
21. 21.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: checking slides early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
22. 22.True or false: “checking slides early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) practising only once (c) timing each run (d) testing slides on stage
25. 25.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) first try on the day (c) only reading silently (d) trying the room first
27. 27.True or false: “practising for family” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
29. 29.True or false: “practising out loud” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) first try on the day (c) only reading silently (d) checking slides early
31. 31.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
32. 32.True or false: “only reading silently” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) skipping the ending (c) testing slides on stage (d) rewriting it last night
34. 34.True or false: “trying the room first” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
36. 36.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
37. 37.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
38. 38.True or false: “timing each run” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
40. 40.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit

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