Public Speaking Worksheet: Beating Stage Fear

Public speaking lesson 1: Beating stage fear · Set 256 · 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) stretching your arms (b) staring at the floor (c) practising aloud (d) smiling at a friend
2. 2.True or false: “picturing it going well” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arriving early (b) sipping some water (c) knowing your opening (d) cramming late at night
4. 4.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) rushing to finish (b) thinking you will fail (c) skipping breakfast (d) knowing your opening
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) arriving early (c) skipping breakfast (d) smiling at a friend
6. 6.😟 Your hands shake just before your class talk. What is the best thing to do? (a) refuse to speak (b) talk super fast (c) take slow deep breaths (d) run out of the room
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arriving early (b) skipping practice (c) rushing to finish (d) cramming late at night
8. 8.True or false: “saying sorry first” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “saying sorry first” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: thinking you will fail? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding behind notes (b) stretching your arms (c) saying sorry first (d) skipping breakfast
12. 12.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: slow deep breaths? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
13. 13.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: picturing it going well? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stretching your arms (b) skipping practice (c) sipping some water (d) slow deep breaths
15. 15.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) smiling at a friend (b) hiding behind notes (c) slow deep breaths (d) knowing your opening
16. 16.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) slow deep breaths (b) standing tall (c) rushing to finish (d) knowing your opening
17. 17.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) sipping some water (b) staring at the floor (c) thinking you will fail (d) cramming late at night
18. 18.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: standing tall? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
19. 19.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) standing tall (b) smiling at a friend (c) stretching your arms (d) staring at the floor
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinking you will fail (b) skipping breakfast (c) standing tall (d) saying sorry first
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing to finish (b) smiling at a friend (c) picturing it going well (d) sipping some water
22. 22.🙂 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
23. 23.💓 Your heart beats fast before you go on stage. What does it mean? (a) you must not speak (b) you will surely fail (c) you are very ill (d) it is a normal feeling
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the floor (b) hiding behind notes (c) saying sorry first (d) knowing your opening
25. 25.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: practising aloud? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
26. 26.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) rushing to finish (b) thinking you will fail (c) cramming late at night (d) slow deep breaths
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow deep breaths (b) picturing it going well (c) practising aloud (d) thinking you will fail
28. 28.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) picturing it going well (b) practising aloud (c) skipping breakfast (d) arriving early
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: hiding behind notes? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
31. 31.True or false: “skipping breakfast” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “rushing to finish” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: skipping breakfast? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cramming late at night (b) smiling at a friend (c) thinking you will fail (d) staring at the floor
35. 35.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: skipping practice? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
36. 36.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: knowing your opening? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
37. 37.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) saying sorry first (b) stretching your arms (c) hiding behind notes (d) skipping practice
38. 38.True or false: “skipping breakfast” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) rushing to finish (b) standing tall (c) skipping practice (d) saying sorry first
40. 40.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) smiling at a friend (b) thinking you will fail (c) rushing to finish (d) skipping practice

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