Public Speaking Worksheet: Beating Stage Fear

Public speaking lesson 1: Beating stage fear · Set 125 · 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.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) rushing to finish (b) hiding behind notes (c) smiling at a friend (d) thinking you will fail
2. 2.True or false: “picturing it going well” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🎤 How do most good speakers get better? (a) avoiding the stage (b) being born perfect (c) never feeling nervous (d) lots of practice
4. 4.🙂 You feel shy at the start. Where can you look first? (a) at your shoes (b) at a friendly face (c) out of the window (d) at the ceiling
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow deep breaths (b) picturing it going well (c) skipping breakfast (d) smiling at a friend
6. 6.True or false: “skipping breakfast” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “skipping practice” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) cramming late at night (b) picturing it going well (c) staring at the floor (d) saying sorry first
9. 9.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) skipping practice (b) practising aloud (c) thinking you will fail (d) saying sorry first
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding behind notes (b) skipping practice (c) staring at the floor (d) picturing it going well
11. 11.True or false: “practising aloud” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.📝 What helps most to start a speech calmly? (a) speaking very fast (b) skipping the opening (c) knowing the opening well (d) eating a huge meal
13. 13.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) picturing it going well (b) skipping breakfast (c) knowing your opening (d) practising aloud
14. 14.😳 You forget your next line in the middle of a speech. What should you do? (a) say sorry and sit down (b) stare at the ceiling (c) giggle and walk off (d) pause, check your notes
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing to finish (b) stretching your arms (c) smiling at a friend (d) sipping some water
16. 16.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) hiding behind notes (b) cramming late at night (c) slow deep breaths (d) saying sorry first
17. 17.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: skipping breakfast? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) picturing it going well (b) slow deep breaths (c) standing tall (d) hiding behind notes
19. 19.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) thinking you will fail (b) cramming late at night (c) sipping some water (d) hiding behind notes
20. 20.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: slow deep breaths? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising aloud (b) rushing to finish (c) skipping practice (d) skipping breakfast
22. 22.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) cramming late at night (b) picturing it going well (c) sipping some water (d) smiling at a friend
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) smiling at a friend (b) hiding behind notes (c) skipping breakfast (d) cramming late at night
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stretching your arms (b) slow deep breaths (c) cramming late at night (d) sipping some water
25. 25.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: sipping some water? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
26. 26.True or false: “arriving early” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: smiling at a friend? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
28. 28.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) rushing to finish (b) picturing it going well (c) sipping some water (d) stretching your arms
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) practising aloud (c) skipping practice (d) stretching your arms
30. 30.True or false: “arriving early” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.💓 Your heart beats fast before you go on stage. What does it mean? (a) you will surely fail (b) it is a normal feeling (c) you are very ill (d) you must not speak
32. 32.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: hiding behind notes? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
33. 33.😟 Your hands shake just before your class talk. What is the best thing to do? (a) refuse to speak (b) run out of the room (c) talk super fast (d) take slow deep breaths
34. 34.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: thinking you will fail? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
35. 35.True or false: “knowing your opening” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) stretching your arms (b) standing tall (c) sipping some water (d) skipping practice
37. 37.True or false: “slow deep breaths” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “practising aloud” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “standing tall” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: picturing it going well? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit

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