Public Speaking Worksheet: Beating Stage Fear

Public speaking lesson 1: Beating stage fear · Set 129 · 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.📝 What helps most to start a speech calmly? (a) eating a huge meal (b) knowing the opening well (c) speaking very fast (d) skipping the opening
2. 2.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: knowing your opening? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) picturing it going well (b) saying sorry first (c) smiling at a friend (d) practising aloud
4. 4.True or false: “rushing to finish” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: thinking you will fail? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
6. 6.😳 You forget your next line in the middle of a speech. What should you do? (a) giggle and walk off (b) say sorry and sit down (c) pause, check your notes (d) stare at the ceiling
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arriving early (b) hiding behind notes (c) slow deep breaths (d) picturing it going well
8. 8.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: skipping breakfast? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
9. 9.True or false: “thinking you will fail” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) smiling at a friend (b) stretching your arms (c) picturing it going well (d) cramming late at night
11. 11.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) rushing to finish (b) hiding behind notes (c) skipping practice (d) sipping some water
12. 12.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) picturing it going well (b) smiling at a friend (c) slow deep breaths (d) saying sorry first
13. 13.True or false: “sipping some water” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) skipping practice (b) stretching your arms (c) skipping breakfast (d) hiding behind notes
15. 15.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) thinking you will fail (b) stretching your arms (c) standing tall (d) practising aloud
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping some water (b) hiding behind notes (c) cramming late at night (d) rushing to finish
17. 17.True or false: “smiling at a friend” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “standing tall” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “saying sorry first” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “picturing it going well” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🎤 How do most good speakers get better? (a) never feeling nervous (b) lots of practice (c) avoiding the stage (d) being born perfect
22. 22.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) knowing your opening (b) staring at the floor (c) sipping some water (d) smiling at a friend
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) picturing it going well (b) skipping breakfast (c) slow deep breaths (d) arriving early
24. 24.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) standing tall (b) arriving early (c) slow deep breaths (d) skipping practice
25. 25.True or false: “skipping practice” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) cramming late at night (b) standing tall (c) picturing it going well (d) slow deep breaths
27. 27.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) hiding behind notes (b) saying sorry first (c) skipping practice (d) standing tall
28. 28.True or false: “skipping breakfast” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: smiling at a friend? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
30. 30.True or false: “hiding behind notes” is a helpful 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 must not speak (b) you are very ill (c) you will surely fail (d) it is a normal feeling
32. 32.🙂 You feel shy at the start. Where can you look first? (a) out of the window (b) at a friendly face (c) at the ceiling (d) at your shoes
33. 33.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: rushing to finish? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
34. 34.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: standing tall? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
35. 35.😟 Your hands shake just before your class talk. What is the best thing to do? (a) take slow deep breaths (b) talk super fast (c) run out of the room (d) refuse to speak
36. 36.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: arriving early? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
37. 37.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) skipping practice (b) picturing it going well (c) cramming late at night (d) thinking you will fail
38. 38.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: slow deep breaths? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
39. 39.True or false: “thinking you will fail” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “saying sorry first” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True

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