Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 991 · 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.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying the room first (b) never timing yourself (c) standing up to practise (d) marking pauses on cards
3. 3.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) practising the opening (c) reading a full script (d) starting a week early
4. 4.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) backwards (b) in random order (c) numbered, in order (d) loose and unnumbered
5. 5.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to skip practice (b) to tire them out (c) to get feedback (d) to win a prize
6. 6.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
7. 7.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
8. 8.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) only reading silently (c) practising the opening (d) practising out loud
9. 9.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) skipping the ending (c) practising for family (d) never timing yourself
10. 10.True or false: “trying the room first” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising the opening (b) testing slides on stage (c) reading a full script (d) only reading silently
13. 13.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a week early (b) practising only once (c) trying the room first (d) practising the opening
15. 15.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) starting a week early (b) only reading silently (c) practising only once (d) first try on the day
16. 16.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
17. 17.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) using short cue cards (b) practising for family (c) never timing yourself (d) marking pauses on cards
19. 19.True or false: “starting a week early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) while speaking (b) before the event (c) never (d) after the event
21. 21.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) never timing yourself (c) only reading silently (d) using short cue cards
22. 22.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
23. 23.True or false: “first try on the day” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) rewriting it last night (c) first try on the day (d) marking pauses on cards
25. 25.True or false: “checking slides early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “reading a full script” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) speak much faster (b) cut, then time it again (c) ignore the limit (d) drop the ending
28. 28.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) tiny paragraphs (b) nothing at all (c) key words only (d) the whole speech
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) skipping the ending (c) practising out loud (d) rewriting it last night
30. 30.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a week early (b) never timing yourself (c) first try on the day (d) reading a full script
32. 32.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
33. 33.True or false: “timing each run” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: checking slides early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
35. 35.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
36. 36.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
37. 37.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising the opening (b) timing each run (c) first try on the day (d) checking slides early
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) skipping the ending (c) practising for family (d) reading a full script
39. 39.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying the room first (b) practising the opening (c) standing up to practise (d) rewriting it last night

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