Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 983 · 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) the whole speech (b) tiny paragraphs (c) nothing at all (d) key words only
2. 2.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) starting a week early (b) checking slides early (c) standing up to practise (d) skipping the ending
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) practising out loud (c) practising the opening (d) practising only once
5. 5.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
6. 6.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) skipping the ending (c) rewriting it last night (d) using short cue cards
8. 8.True or false: “practising the opening” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) checking slides early (c) standing up to practise (d) rewriting it last night
10. 10.True or false: “trying the room first” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
12. 12.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising the opening (b) only reading silently (c) using short cue cards (d) starting a week early
13. 13.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) loose and unnumbered (b) numbered, in order (c) in random order (d) backwards
14. 14.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
15. 15.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) never timing yourself (c) practising only once (d) practising the opening
16. 16.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
17. 17.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to skip practice (b) to win a prize (c) to get feedback (d) to tire them out
18. 18.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) practising only once (c) timing each run (d) first try on the day
19. 19.True or false: “only reading silently” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) checking slides early (c) testing slides on stage (d) starting a week early
22. 22.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) testing slides on stage (c) checking slides early (d) reading a full script
23. 23.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) trying the room first (c) standing up to practise (d) never timing yourself
24. 24.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) never timing yourself (c) practising for family (d) testing slides on stage
25. 25.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
26. 26.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: checking slides early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
27. 27.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) practising only once (c) using short cue cards (d) reading a full script
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) testing slides on stage (c) reading a full script (d) timing each run
29. 29.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
30. 30.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) testing slides on stage (c) rewriting it last night (d) starting a week early
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) standing up to practise (c) first try on the day (d) never timing yourself
32. 32.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) practising for family (c) checking slides early (d) reading a full script
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) only reading silently (c) rewriting it last night (d) practising for family
36. 36.True or false: “practising for family” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) reading a full script (c) first try on the day (d) trying the room first
38. 38.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) ignore the limit (b) speak much faster (c) cut, then time it again (d) drop the ending
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) practising for family (c) standing up to practise (d) checking slides early
40. 40.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit

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