Public Speaking Worksheet: Beating Stage Fear

Public speaking lesson 1: Beating stage fear · Set 212 · 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) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
2. 2.🎤 How do most good speakers get better? (a) never feeling nervous (b) being born perfect (c) avoiding the stage (d) lots of practice
3. 3.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) smiling at a friend (b) slow deep breaths (c) hiding behind notes (d) picturing it going well
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding behind notes (b) skipping breakfast (c) sipping some water (d) rushing to finish
5. 5.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) skipping breakfast (b) slow deep breaths (c) hiding behind notes (d) saying sorry first
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cramming late at night (b) arriving early (c) stretching your arms (d) standing tall
7. 7.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: cramming late at night? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
8. 8.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) standing tall (b) stretching your arms (c) saying sorry first (d) slow deep breaths
9. 9.💓 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
10. 10.True or false: “slow deep breaths” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔁 You say one word wrongly while speaking. What is best? (a) apologise many times (b) stop the speech (c) start all over again (d) correct it and go on
12. 12.True or false: “picturing it going well” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) saying sorry first (b) thinking you will fail (c) knowing your opening (d) staring at the floor
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the floor (b) rushing to finish (c) hiding behind notes (d) knowing your opening
15. 15.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) skipping breakfast (b) cramming late at night (c) stretching your arms (d) hiding behind notes
16. 16.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) picturing it going well (b) practising aloud (c) standing tall (d) skipping practice
17. 17.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: practising aloud? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying sorry first (b) staring at the floor (c) slow deep breaths (d) skipping practice
19. 19.True or false: “thinking you will fail” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: smiling at a friend? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping breakfast (b) skipping practice (c) arriving early (d) rushing to finish
22. 22.True or false: “practising aloud” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: knowing your opening? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping some water (b) slow deep breaths (c) skipping breakfast (d) knowing your opening
25. 25.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) thinking you will fail (b) hiding behind notes (c) sipping some water (d) saying sorry first
26. 26.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: saying sorry first? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinking you will fail (b) practising aloud (c) smiling at a friend (d) arriving early
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping some water (b) slow deep breaths (c) arriving early (d) skipping practice
29. 29.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: rushing to finish? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
30. 30.True or false: “arriving early” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “sipping some water” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) knowing your opening (b) picturing it going well (c) staring at the floor (d) practising aloud
33. 33.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) rushing to finish (b) knowing your opening (c) picturing it going well (d) sipping some water
34. 34.😳 You forget your next line in the middle of a speech. What should you do? (a) giggle and walk off (b) say sorry and sit down (c) pause, check your notes (d) stare at the ceiling
35. 35.😟 Your hands shake just before your class talk. What is the best thing to do? (a) talk super fast (b) refuse to speak (c) run out of the room (d) take slow deep breaths
36. 36.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: skipping breakfast? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
37. 37.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: sipping some water? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
38. 38.True or false: “staring at the floor” 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 your shoes (b) out of the window (c) at a friendly face (d) at the ceiling
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the floor (b) stretching your arms (c) sipping some water (d) picturing it going well

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