Public Speaking Worksheet: Beating Stage Fear

Public speaking lesson 1: Beating stage fear · Set 122 · 40 questions

Speaker's tip (Breathe, prepare, begin): Nervous feelings are normal; they settle once you begin. Helpful: practise aloud, take slow deep breaths, know your opening well, arrive early, stand tall, look at a friendly face. Unhelpful: skipping practice, cramming late at night, starting with “sorry”, staring at the floor. If you forget a line, pause, check your notes and carry on.

1. 1.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: stretching your arms? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping practice (b) knowing your opening (c) hiding behind notes (d) skipping breakfast
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping practice (b) rushing to finish (c) practising aloud (d) hiding behind notes
4. 4.True or false: “picturing it going well” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “arriving early” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.📝 What helps most to start a speech calmly? (a) speaking very fast (b) knowing the opening well (c) eating a huge meal (d) skipping the opening
7. 7.🏠 What is a good way to practise at home? (a) only read it silently (b) never say it aloud (c) just think about it (d) speak it to your family
8. 8.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: thinking you will fail? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
9. 9.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: slow deep breaths? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
10. 10.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: cramming late at night? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
11. 11.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) hiding behind notes (b) thinking you will fail (c) skipping breakfast (d) arriving early
12. 12.🔁 You say one word wrongly while speaking. What is best? (a) stop the speech (b) start all over again (c) apologise many times (d) correct it and go on
13. 13.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) cramming late at night (b) smiling at a friend (c) skipping practice (d) skipping breakfast
14. 14.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) practising aloud (b) standing tall (c) knowing your opening (d) rushing to finish
15. 15.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: arriving early? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
16. 16.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: hiding behind notes? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
17. 17.True or false: “rushing to finish” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding behind notes (b) cramming late at night (c) thinking you will fail (d) sipping some water
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cramming late at night (b) arriving early (c) thinking you will fail (d) skipping practice
20. 20.🎤 How do most good speakers get better? (a) never feeling nervous (b) being born perfect (c) lots of practice (d) avoiding the stage
21. 21.True or false: “thinking you will fail” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) smiling at a friend (b) cramming late at night (c) rushing to finish (d) skipping breakfast
23. 23.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: knowing your opening? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
24. 24.True or false: “standing tall” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) smiling at a friend (b) slow deep breaths (c) standing tall (d) thinking you will fail
26. 26.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: picturing it going well? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
27. 27.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: sipping some water? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
28. 28.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) sipping some water (b) slow deep breaths (c) practising aloud (d) staring at the floor
29. 29.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) hiding behind notes (b) sipping some water (c) standing tall (d) picturing it going well
30. 30.True or false: “skipping practice” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying sorry first (b) cramming late at night (c) hiding behind notes (d) slow deep breaths
32. 32.True or false: “rushing to finish” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) thinking you will fail (b) skipping practice (c) hiding behind notes (d) picturing it going well
34. 34.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) cramming late at night (b) smiling at a friend (c) sipping some water (d) practising aloud
35. 35.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: skipping practice? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
36. 36.True or false: “skipping breakfast” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.😟 Your hands shake just before your class talk. What is the best thing to do? (a) run out of the room (b) refuse to speak (c) talk super fast (d) take slow deep breaths
38. 38.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: standing tall? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
39. 39.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: skipping breakfast? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
40. 40.True or false: “practising aloud” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True

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