Public Speaking Worksheet: Beating Stage Fear

Public speaking lesson 1: Beating stage fear · Set 131 · 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.🎤 How do most good speakers get better? (a) being born perfect (b) lots of practice (c) never feeling nervous (d) avoiding the stage
2. 2.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: picturing it going well? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
3. 3.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) practising aloud (b) stretching your arms (c) skipping practice (d) arriving early
4. 4.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: arriving early? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
5. 5.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) rushing to finish (b) practising aloud (c) cramming late at night (d) skipping breakfast
6. 6.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) picturing it going well (b) saying sorry first (c) stretching your arms (d) slow deep breaths
7. 7.True or false: “practising aloud” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: thinking you will fail? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
9. 9.True or false: “hiding behind notes” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.💓 Your heart beats fast before you go on stage. What does it mean? (a) you are very ill (b) you will surely fail (c) it is a normal feeling (d) you must not speak
11. 11.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) smiling at a friend (b) saying sorry first (c) skipping practice (d) skipping breakfast
12. 12.True or false: “knowing your opening” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: stretching your arms? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
14. 14.True or false: “practising aloud” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) rushing to finish (b) saying sorry first (c) knowing your opening (d) thinking you will fail
16. 16.True or false: “picturing it going well” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: staring at the floor? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
18. 18.True or false: “slow deep breaths” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🏠 What is a good way to practise at home? (a) speak it to your family (b) only read it silently (c) just think about it (d) never say it aloud
20. 20.True or false: “skipping breakfast” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🙂 You feel shy at the start. Where can you look first? (a) at the ceiling (b) out of the window (c) at a friendly face (d) at your shoes
22. 22.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: standing tall? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
23. 23.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) arriving early (b) slow deep breaths (c) staring at the floor (d) practising aloud
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping breakfast (b) stretching your arms (c) picturing it going well (d) arriving early
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the floor (b) slow deep breaths (c) picturing it going well (d) practising aloud
26. 26.True or false: “skipping practice” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stretching your arms (b) arriving early (c) sipping some water (d) saying sorry first
28. 28.True or false: “hiding behind notes” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) picturing it going well (b) hiding behind notes (c) skipping breakfast (d) thinking you will fail
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying sorry first (b) arriving early (c) thinking you will fail (d) skipping breakfast
31. 31.True or false: “rushing to finish” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) skipping breakfast (b) rushing to finish (c) standing tall (d) skipping practice
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising aloud (b) arriving early (c) standing tall (d) thinking you will fail
34. 34.True or false: “sipping some water” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) skipping breakfast (b) slow deep breaths (c) cramming late at night (d) thinking you will fail
36. 36.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: rushing to finish? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
37. 37.True or false: “cramming late at night” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “smiling at a friend” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) slow deep breaths (b) smiling at a friend (c) hiding behind notes (d) arriving early
40. 40.True or false: “standing tall” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True

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