Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 997 · 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: never timing yourself? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) trying the room first (c) starting a week early (d) never timing yourself
3. 3.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
4. 4.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) skipping the ending (c) never timing yourself (d) using short cue cards
6. 6.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) nothing at all (b) key words only (c) tiny paragraphs (d) the whole speech
7. 7.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) practising only once (c) only reading silently (d) practising out loud
8. 8.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) cut, then time it again (b) speak much faster (c) ignore the limit (d) drop the ending
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) standing up to practise (c) rewriting it last night (d) testing slides on stage
10. 10.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) starting a week early (c) skipping the ending (d) checking slides early
12. 12.True or false: “timing each run” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “starting a week early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) skipping the ending (c) never timing yourself (d) standing up to practise
15. 15.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
16. 16.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) loose and unnumbered (b) numbered, in order (c) backwards (d) in random order
17. 17.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to win a prize (b) to get feedback (c) to tire them out (d) to skip practice
18. 18.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
19. 19.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) starting a week early (b) never timing yourself (c) rewriting it last night (d) testing slides on stage
21. 21.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) using short cue cards (c) rewriting it last night (d) first try on the day
23. 23.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
24. 24.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) using short cue cards (c) practising only once (d) timing each run
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) practising only once (c) marking pauses on cards (d) rewriting it last night
26. 26.True or false: “checking slides early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “starting a week early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “timing each run” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
31. 31.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) using short cue cards (c) standing up to practise (d) reading a full script
32. 32.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) first try on the day (c) skipping the ending (d) practising the opening
33. 33.True or false: “practising out loud” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
35. 35.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
37. 37.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
38. 38.True or false: “practising for family” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) while speaking (b) before the event (c) never (d) after the event
40. 40.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) starting a week early (c) timing each run (d) rewriting it last night

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