Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 993 · 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: testing slides on stage? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) trying the room first (c) starting a week early (d) marking pauses on cards
3. 3.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) never timing yourself (c) testing slides on stage (d) practising the opening
4. 4.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
5. 5.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) the whole speech (b) nothing at all (c) tiny paragraphs (d) key words only
6. 6.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) ignore the limit (b) drop the ending (c) speak much faster (d) cut, then time it again
7. 7.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “only reading silently” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) testing slides on stage (c) practising only once (d) using short cue cards
10. 10.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
11. 11.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) backwards (b) numbered, in order (c) in random order (d) loose and unnumbered
12. 12.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) using short cue cards (b) never timing yourself (c) rewriting it last night (d) skipping the ending
13. 13.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) after the event (b) while speaking (c) before the event (d) never
14. 14.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising only once (b) first try on the day (c) testing slides on stage (d) marking pauses on cards
16. 16.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) checking slides early (c) skipping the ending (d) reading a full script
18. 18.True or false: “practising out loud” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) trying the room first (b) standing up to practise (c) using short cue cards (d) practising only once
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) never timing yourself (c) timing each run (d) reading a full script
21. 21.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
22. 22.True or false: “practising the opening” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) practising only once (c) trying the room first (d) practising for family
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) practising out loud (c) first try on the day (d) never timing yourself
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) testing slides on stage (c) practising for family (d) timing each run
27. 27.True or false: “checking slides early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
29. 29.👪 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
30. 30.True or false: “practising for family” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) skipping the ending (c) standing up to practise (d) first try on the day
32. 32.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) checking slides early (b) practising the opening (c) practising for family (d) reading a full script
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) standing up to practise (c) checking slides early (d) rewriting it last night
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking slides early (b) starting a week early (c) trying the room first (d) never timing yourself
35. 35.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
36. 36.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) never timing yourself (c) practising for family (d) standing up to practise
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) practising out loud (c) checking slides early (d) practising for family
38. 38.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising the opening (b) practising for family (c) testing slides on stage (d) standing up to practise
39. 39.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “first try on the day” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False

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