Public Speaking Worksheet: Beating Stage Fear

Public speaking lesson 1: Beating stage fear · Set 140 · 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: rushing to finish? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding behind notes (b) staring at the floor (c) skipping breakfast (d) smiling at a friend
3. 3.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: skipping breakfast? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
4. 4.🙂 You feel shy at the start. Where can you look first? (a) at the ceiling (b) at a friendly face (c) out of the window (d) at your shoes
5. 5.😟 Your hands shake just before your class talk. What is the best thing to do? (a) refuse to speak (b) talk super fast (c) take slow deep breaths (d) run out of the room
6. 6.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) skipping practice (b) slow deep breaths (c) saying sorry first (d) rushing to finish
7. 7.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) rushing to finish (b) saying sorry first (c) hiding behind notes (d) sipping some water
8. 8.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: picturing it going well? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
9. 9.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) knowing your opening (b) thinking you will fail (c) slow deep breaths (d) arriving early
10. 10.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: practising aloud? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising aloud (b) picturing it going well (c) thinking you will fail (d) arriving early
12. 12.True or false: “picturing it going well” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) smiling at a friend (b) practising aloud (c) cramming late at night (d) picturing it going well
14. 14.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) saying sorry first (b) rushing to finish (c) hiding behind notes (d) arriving early
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping some water (b) practising aloud (c) rushing to finish (d) knowing your opening
16. 16.True or false: “thinking you will fail” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: slow deep breaths? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
18. 18.🏠 What is a good way to practise at home? (a) only read it silently (b) just think about it (c) speak it to your family (d) never say it aloud
19. 19.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: saying sorry first? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising aloud (b) standing tall (c) staring at the floor (d) smiling at a friend
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the floor (b) skipping breakfast (c) standing tall (d) cramming late at night
22. 22.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: hiding behind notes? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
23. 23.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) sipping some water (b) rushing to finish (c) practising aloud (d) smiling at a friend
24. 24.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) thinking you will fail (b) rushing to finish (c) skipping breakfast (d) knowing your opening
25. 25.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: knowing your opening? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
26. 26.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) staring at the floor (b) knowing your opening (c) smiling at a friend (d) slow deep breaths
27. 27.True or false: “sipping some water” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔁 You say one word wrongly while speaking. What is best? (a) apologise many times (b) stop the speech (c) correct it and go on (d) start all over again
29. 29.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) practising aloud (b) knowing your opening (c) skipping practice (d) sipping some water
30. 30.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: staring at the floor? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the floor (b) hiding behind notes (c) thinking you will fail (d) stretching your arms
32. 32.🎤 How do most good speakers get better? (a) never feeling nervous (b) avoiding the stage (c) lots of practice (d) being born perfect
33. 33.True or false: “knowing your opening” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: thinking you will fail? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying sorry first (b) skipping practice (c) hiding behind notes (d) sipping some water
36. 36.📝 What helps most to start a speech calmly? (a) knowing the opening well (b) speaking very fast (c) skipping the opening (d) eating a huge meal
37. 37.True or false: “picturing it going well” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: standing tall? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
39. 39.💓 Your heart beats fast before you go on stage. What does it mean? (a) you must not speak (b) it is a normal feeling (c) you will surely fail (d) you are very ill
40. 40.True or false: “cramming late at night” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True

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