COURSEPROFIT LAB - TEACHING PRESENTATION REHEARSAL RECORD Version 1.0 - October 3, 2026 Companion: https://courseprofitlab.com/creator-resources/teaching-presentation-checklist Original free editorial material, not an export from a paid Story Systems Studio template. Use a text editor to fill in your own copy for your own personal or commercial preparation. This is a manual record, not a timer, spreadsheet, assessment or certification. No result is promised. 1. DEFINE THE SESSION Lesson or version: _________________________________________________ Learner's starting knowledge: ______________________________________ What the learner should be able to do afterward: ___________________ One essential teaching point and its verified source: ______________ Conditions or exception that limit this point: _____________________ Practice task and how you will check its answer: ____________________ 2. SET A BUDGET - USE MINUTES:SECONDS Whole session slot: __________ Reserved questions: __________ Reserved setup/transitions buffer: __________ Speaking + activity budget = slot - questions - buffer: __________ Clarify what the slot includes before subtracting anything. 3. MAKE ONE SPECIFIC CHANGE Section to practice: _______________________________________________ Change to try, rather than just a problem to avoid: _________________ What you observed while practicing that part: ______________________ Keep this partial practice separate from a complete timed run. 4. RECORD A COMPLETE SPEAKING + ACTIVITY RUN Include the demonstration, activity instructions and transitions. Exclude the separately reserved questions and buffer. If your actual session measures them together, compare it to the whole session slot. Run A - version: __________ elapsed: ________ speaking budget: ________ Over or under budget: ________ interruptions/conditions: ______________ Run B - version: __________ elapsed: ________ speaking budget: ________ Over or under budget: ________ interruptions/conditions: ______________ Do not add the longest section from different runs and call that an observed complete run. A proposed target is not proof that delivery fits. Next cut to test, while preserving the learning task: _________________ Complete rerun after that cut - version: ________ elapsed: ____________ 5. TRY A QUESTION AND CHECK THE SHARING COPY Question about the evidence: _______________________________________ Exception or follow-up: ____________________________________________ Short answer and its boundary: _____________________________________ Unknown that needs checking rather than guessing: __________________ Actual file/version you intend to share: ___________________________ [ ] Visually checked that copy, not just the editor screenshot. [ ] Reviewed notes, comments, hidden slides and properties for sharing. [ ] Checked links, media, readable text and the intended delivery format. [ ] Changed fonts were visually reviewed again for wrapping/layout. These checks are not a complete privacy or accessibility audit. FICTIONAL FILLED EXAMPLE - NOT A CUSTOMER OR VALIDATED OUTCOME Slot 20:00 - questions 4:00 - buffer 1:00 = speaking/activity budget 15:00. Section | Fictional one run | Proposed target Purpose and context | 2:30 | 2:00 Explain the method | 5:00 | 4:00 One worked example | 6:00 | 5:00 Learner practice | 4:00 | 3:00 Summary and next step | 1:30 | 1:00 Speaking + activity total | 19:00 | 15:00 The fictional run is 4:00 over budget. The revised 15:00 target has not been measured; rehearse it again before claiming it fits. These time allocations are example choices, not universal teaching recommendations. Optional existing tools: a timer and paper, or PowerPoint Rehearse Timings. Saved slide timings can cause automatic advance; review that setting before presenting. This record does not save or change timings. READ THE METHODS, NOT A PRODUCT ENDORSEMENT Microsoft: rehearsal and saved slide timings https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/powerpoint/training/rehearse-and-time-the-delivery-of-a-presentation MIT BE Communication Lab: focused presentation practice https://mitcommlab.mit.edu/be/commkit/public-speaking-how-to-practice/ The fields, arithmetic and fictional example are CourseProfit's own. The institutions do not endorse this record or our products.