Public Speaking Worksheet: Beating Stage Fear

Public speaking lesson 1: Beating stage fear · Set 157 · 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: slow deep breaths? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
2. 2.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) rushing to finish (b) standing tall (c) stretching your arms (d) knowing your opening
3. 3.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: saying sorry first? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
4. 4.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: arriving early? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
5. 5.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) standing tall (b) skipping practice (c) stretching your arms (d) knowing your opening
6. 6.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) thinking you will fail (b) saying sorry first (c) hiding behind notes (d) sipping some water
7. 7.🎤 How do most good speakers get better? (a) lots of practice (b) never feeling nervous (c) avoiding the stage (d) being born perfect
8. 8.😟 Your hands shake just before your class talk. What is the best thing to do? (a) talk super fast (b) run out of the room (c) refuse to speak (d) take slow deep breaths
9. 9.📝 What helps most to start a speech calmly? (a) knowing the opening well (b) speaking very fast (c) eating a huge meal (d) skipping the opening
10. 10.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) cramming late at night (b) staring at the floor (c) practising aloud (d) hiding behind notes
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cramming late at night (b) thinking you will fail (c) picturing it going well (d) skipping practice
12. 12.True or false: “picturing it going well” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow deep breaths (b) practising aloud (c) staring at the floor (d) stretching your arms
14. 14.True or false: “thinking you will fail” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “knowing your opening” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) knowing your opening (b) skipping breakfast (c) picturing it going well (d) sipping some water
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the floor (b) smiling at a friend (c) skipping breakfast (d) hiding behind notes
18. 18.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) staring at the floor (b) slow deep breaths (c) practising aloud (d) sipping some water
19. 19.True or false: “picturing it going well” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) knowing your opening (b) hiding behind notes (c) arriving early (d) smiling at a friend
21. 21.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: practising aloud? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
22. 22.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: cramming late at night? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
23. 23.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) saying sorry first (b) thinking you will fail (c) rushing to finish (d) standing tall
24. 24.🙂 You feel shy at the start. Where can you look first? (a) at a friendly face (b) out of the window (c) at your shoes (d) at the ceiling
25. 25.True or false: “cramming late at night” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the floor (b) sipping some water (c) hiding behind notes (d) skipping breakfast
27. 27.True or false: “skipping practice” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “hiding behind notes” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🏠 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
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) picturing it going well (b) skipping practice (c) smiling at a friend (d) slow deep breaths
31. 31.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: picturing it going well? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
32. 32.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: skipping practice? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
33. 33.😳 You forget your next line in the middle of a speech. What should you do? (a) pause, check your notes (b) stare at the ceiling (c) say sorry and sit down (d) giggle and walk off
34. 34.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: rushing to finish? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
35. 35.True or false: “skipping breakfast” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow deep breaths (b) sipping some water (c) rushing to finish (d) knowing your opening
37. 37.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: sipping some water? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
38. 38.True or false: “knowing your opening” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: thinking you will fail? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
40. 40.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: smiling at a friend? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit

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