Public Speaking Worksheet: Beating Stage Fear

Public speaking lesson 1: Beating stage fear · Set 243 · 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.True or false: “knowing your opening” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🏠 What is a good way to practise at home? (a) just think about it (b) never say it aloud (c) speak it to your family (d) only read it silently
3. 3.🙂 You feel shy at the start. Where can you look first? (a) at a friendly face (b) at your shoes (c) at the ceiling (d) out of the window
4. 4.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) saying sorry first (b) standing tall (c) skipping practice (d) staring at the floor
5. 5.💓 Your heart beats fast before you go on stage. What does it mean? (a) you will surely fail (b) you must not speak (c) it is a normal feeling (d) you are very ill
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow deep breaths (b) skipping breakfast (c) arriving early (d) knowing your opening
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping practice (b) rushing to finish (c) sipping some water (d) saying sorry first
8. 8.🔁 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
9. 9.True or false: “staring at the floor” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.😳 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) giggle and walk off (d) say sorry and sit down
11. 11.True or false: “smiling at a friend” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) knowing your opening (b) cramming late at night (c) standing tall (d) smiling at a friend
13. 13.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) cramming late at night (b) knowing your opening (c) slow deep breaths (d) sipping some water
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping practice (b) arriving early (c) smiling at a friend (d) practising aloud
15. 15.True or false: “picturing it going well” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🎤 How do most good speakers get better? (a) lots of practice (b) never feeling nervous (c) being born perfect (d) avoiding the stage
17. 17.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: practising aloud? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
18. 18.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: staring at the floor? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
19. 19.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) rushing to finish (b) thinking you will fail (c) hiding behind notes (d) slow deep breaths
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding behind notes (b) practising aloud (c) saying sorry first (d) skipping practice
21. 21.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) skipping practice (b) sipping some water (c) stretching your arms (d) arriving early
22. 22.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: skipping breakfast? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding behind notes (b) knowing your opening (c) slow deep breaths (d) stretching your arms
24. 24.True or false: “sipping some water” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “stretching your arms” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) practising aloud (b) knowing your opening (c) slow deep breaths (d) skipping breakfast
27. 27.True or false: “saying sorry first” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinking you will fail (b) rushing to finish (c) arriving early (d) staring at the floor
29. 29.True or false: “hiding behind notes” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: hiding behind notes? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
31. 31.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: thinking you will fail? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
32. 32.True or false: “hiding behind notes” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “thinking you will fail” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: smiling at a friend? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
35. 35.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: sipping some water? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) hiding behind notes (c) skipping breakfast (d) skipping practice
37. 37.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) picturing it going well (b) slow deep breaths (c) sipping some water (d) hiding behind notes
38. 38.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: knowing your opening? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing to finish (b) smiling at a friend (c) staring at the floor (d) hiding behind notes
40. 40.True or false: “thinking you will fail” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True

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