Public Speaking Worksheet: Beating Stage Fear

Public speaking lesson 1: Beating stage fear · Set 209 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) picturing it going well (b) stretching your arms (c) saying sorry first (d) slow deep breaths
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) picturing it going well (b) saying sorry first (c) skipping practice (d) cramming late at night
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: standing tall? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
5. 5.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) staring at the floor (b) sipping some water (c) smiling at a friend (d) standing tall
6. 6.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: stretching your arms? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
7. 7.🎤 How do most good speakers get better? (a) lots of practice (b) never feeling nervous (c) being born perfect (d) avoiding the stage
8. 8.😟 Your hands shake just before your class talk. What is the best thing to do? (a) talk super fast (b) refuse to speak (c) take slow deep breaths (d) run out of the room
9. 9.🙂 You feel shy at the start. Where can you look first? (a) at your shoes (b) at the ceiling (c) out of the window (d) at a friendly face
10. 10.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: practising aloud? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
11. 11.🔁 You say one word wrongly while speaking. What is best? (a) stop the speech (b) correct it and go on (c) apologise many times (d) start all over again
12. 12.True or false: “sipping some water” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: skipping breakfast? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding behind notes (b) skipping practice (c) skipping breakfast (d) arriving early
15. 15.True or false: “knowing your opening” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: thinking you will fail? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arriving early (b) picturing it going well (c) knowing your opening (d) rushing to finish
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow deep breaths (b) hiding behind notes (c) thinking you will fail (d) cramming late at night
19. 19.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) slow deep breaths (b) skipping breakfast (c) thinking you will fail (d) cramming late at night
20. 20.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: sipping some water? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
21. 21.💓 Your heart beats fast before you go on stage. What does it mean? (a) you will surely fail (b) you are very ill (c) it is a normal feeling (d) you must not speak
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arriving early (b) skipping breakfast (c) slow deep breaths (d) practising aloud
23. 23.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: arriving early? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
24. 24.True or false: “standing tall” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) skipping practice (b) hiding behind notes (c) smiling at a friend (d) saying sorry first
26. 26.True or false: “skipping practice” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) staring at the floor (b) sipping some water (c) hiding behind notes (d) cramming late at night
28. 28.True or false: “cramming late at night” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) smiling at a friend (b) slow deep breaths (c) practising aloud (d) saying sorry first
30. 30.True or false: “practising aloud” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “arriving early” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “smiling at a friend” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) stretching your arms (b) sipping some water (c) skipping practice (d) standing tall
34. 34.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) knowing your opening (b) hiding behind notes (c) standing tall (d) stretching your arms
35. 35.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) standing tall (b) skipping practice (c) skipping breakfast (d) cramming late at night
36. 36.True or false: “rushing to finish” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: smiling at a friend? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
38. 38.True or false: “hiding behind notes” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “cramming late at night” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stretching your arms (b) practising aloud (c) sipping some water (d) cramming late at night

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