Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 990 · 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) in random order (b) backwards (c) numbered, in order (d) loose and unnumbered
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising the opening (b) practising for family (c) practising out loud (d) only reading silently
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising only once (b) only reading silently (c) using short cue cards (d) first try on the day
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) standing up to practise (c) only reading silently (d) testing slides on stage
5. 5.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) first try on the day (c) practising for family (d) reading a full script
6. 6.True or false: “practising for family” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) testing slides on stage (c) only reading silently (d) practising the opening
8. 8.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) reading a full script (c) marking pauses on cards (d) only reading silently
9. 9.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to win a prize (b) to tire them out (c) to skip practice (d) to get feedback
10. 10.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
11. 11.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) testing slides on stage (c) never timing yourself (d) starting a week early
13. 13.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) practising the opening (c) timing each run (d) starting a week early
14. 14.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) starting a week early (b) practising for family (c) timing each run (d) testing slides on stage
15. 15.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) marking pauses on cards (c) checking slides early (d) practising for family
16. 16.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) standing up to practise (c) practising only once (d) starting a week early
17. 17.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) starting a week early (b) standing up to practise (c) timing each run (d) only reading silently
18. 18.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “trying the room first” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) practising out loud (c) using short cue cards (d) practising for family
21. 21.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) practising only once (c) practising out loud (d) checking slides early
23. 23.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) skipping the ending (c) starting a week early (d) rewriting it last night
24. 24.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) testing slides on stage (c) only reading silently (d) timing each run
25. 25.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) after the event (b) never (c) before the event (d) while speaking
26. 26.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
27. 27.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) nothing at all (b) key words only (c) the whole speech (d) tiny paragraphs
28. 28.True or false: “checking slides early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
30. 30.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) standing up to practise (b) first try on the day (c) practising only once (d) testing slides on stage
31. 31.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: checking slides early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) practising out loud (c) first try on the day (d) standing up to practise
33. 33.True or false: “practising out loud” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “only reading silently” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “only reading silently” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
38. 38.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) using short cue cards (c) practising out loud (d) practising for family
39. 39.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) practising out loud (c) first try on the day (d) practising only once
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) reading a full script (c) timing each run (d) only reading silently

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