Public Speaking Worksheet: Beating Stage Fear

Public speaking lesson 1: Beating stage fear · Set 160 · 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: picturing it going well? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
2. 2.💓 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 are very ill (d) you will surely fail
3. 3.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) cramming late at night (b) standing tall (c) saying sorry first (d) thinking you will fail
4. 4.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) staring at the floor (b) arriving early (c) saying sorry first (d) skipping practice
5. 5.True or false: “cramming late at night” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping breakfast (b) rushing to finish (c) thinking you will fail (d) slow deep breaths
7. 7.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) slow deep breaths (b) saying sorry first (c) skipping breakfast (d) thinking you will fail
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) knowing your opening (b) saying sorry first (c) practising aloud (d) stretching your arms
9. 9.True or false: “sipping some water” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the floor (b) saying sorry first (c) smiling at a friend (d) rushing to finish
11. 11.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: knowing your opening? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising aloud (b) standing tall (c) knowing your opening (d) rushing to finish
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) knowing your opening (c) arriving early (d) skipping practice
14. 14.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) knowing your opening (b) rushing to finish (c) hiding behind notes (d) skipping breakfast
15. 15.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: sipping some water? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
16. 16.True or false: “hiding behind notes” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) slow deep breaths (b) practising aloud (c) sipping some water (d) skipping practice
18. 18.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: stretching your arms? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
19. 19.True or false: “standing tall” 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) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) hiding behind notes (b) skipping practice (c) thinking you will fail (d) stretching your arms
22. 22.True or false: “hiding behind notes” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping breakfast (b) standing tall (c) picturing it going well (d) arriving early
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping practice (b) rushing to finish (c) stretching your arms (d) cramming late at night
25. 25.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: staring at the floor? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
26. 26.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: rushing to finish? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
27. 27.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: standing tall? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
28. 28.True or false: “knowing your opening” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: arriving early? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
30. 30.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: smiling at a friend? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
31. 31.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: slow deep breaths? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
32. 32.😳 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) pause, check your notes (d) giggle and walk off
33. 33.True or false: “arriving early” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) hiding behind notes (b) smiling at a friend (c) arriving early (d) picturing it going well
35. 35.True or false: “cramming late at night” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “picturing it going well” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “staring at the floor” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “skipping practice” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🙂 You feel shy at the start. Where can you look first? (a) at a friendly face (b) out of the window (c) at the ceiling (d) at your shoes
40. 40.True or false: “skipping practice” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False

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