Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 992 · 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.⏱️ 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
2. 2.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) nothing at all (b) tiny paragraphs (c) the whole speech (d) key words only
3. 3.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) trying the room first (c) marking pauses on cards (d) practising out loud
5. 5.True or false: “timing each run” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to tire them out (b) to skip practice (c) to win a prize (d) to get feedback
7. 7.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) practising out loud (c) practising for family (d) using short cue cards
8. 8.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
10. 10.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “reading a full script” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) never timing yourself (c) skipping the ending (d) practising out loud
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) testing slides on stage (c) first try on the day (d) checking slides early
14. 14.True or false: “practising out loud” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) backwards (b) numbered, in order (c) in random order (d) loose and unnumbered
17. 17.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) only reading silently (c) never timing yourself (d) timing each run
19. 19.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) checking slides early (c) practising only once (d) skipping the ending
20. 20.True or false: “timing each run” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
22. 22.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) first try on the day (c) never timing yourself (d) only reading silently
24. 24.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) starting a week early (c) never timing yourself (d) practising only once
25. 25.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
26. 26.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) practising only once (c) practising the opening (d) standing up to practise
28. 28.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
29. 29.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying the room first (b) never timing yourself (c) testing slides on stage (d) rewriting it last night
32. 32.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) starting a week early (b) rewriting it last night (c) timing each run (d) practising out loud
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) marking pauses on cards (c) standing up to practise (d) starting a week early
34. 34.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
35. 35.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
36. 36.True or false: “practising for family” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) trying the room first (c) practising out loud (d) testing slides on stage
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) starting a week early (c) rewriting it last night (d) marking pauses on cards
39. 39.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
40. 40.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: checking slides early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit

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