Public Speaking Worksheet: Beating Stage Fear

Public speaking lesson 1: Beating stage fear · Set 257 · 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 a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: smiling at a friend? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
3. 3.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: hiding behind notes? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying sorry first (b) staring at the floor (c) smiling at a friend (d) cramming late at night
5. 5.True or false: “staring at the floor” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
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) run out of the room (d) take slow deep breaths
7. 7.🔁 You say one word wrongly while speaking. What is best? (a) start all over again (b) apologise many times (c) stop the speech (d) correct it and go on
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow deep breaths (b) stretching your arms (c) hiding behind notes (d) sipping some water
9. 9.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) staring at the floor (b) hiding behind notes (c) thinking you will fail (d) picturing it going well
10. 10.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: rushing to finish? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
11. 11.True or false: “thinking you will fail” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) smiling at a friend (b) staring at the floor (c) thinking you will fail (d) rushing to finish
13. 13.True or false: “cramming late at night” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) staring at the floor (b) skipping practice (c) thinking you will fail (d) slow deep breaths
15. 15.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: skipping practice? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) picturing it going well (b) saying sorry first (c) cramming late at night (d) rushing to finish
17. 17.💓 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
18. 18.🙂 You feel shy at the start. Where can you look first? (a) at a friendly face (b) at the ceiling (c) at your shoes (d) out of the window
19. 19.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) standing tall (b) picturing it going well (c) cramming late at night (d) slow deep breaths
20. 20.True or false: “skipping breakfast” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) sipping some water (b) slow deep breaths (c) rushing to finish (d) knowing your opening
22. 22.True or false: “skipping practice” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “thinking you will fail” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🎤 How do most good speakers get better? (a) never feeling nervous (b) lots of practice (c) being born perfect (d) avoiding the stage
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinking you will fail (b) cramming late at night (c) stretching your arms (d) rushing to finish
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping some water (b) staring at the floor (c) smiling at a friend (d) practising aloud
27. 27.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) skipping practice (b) sipping some water (c) smiling at a friend (d) standing tall
28. 28.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: slow deep breaths? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
29. 29.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: picturing it going well? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
30. 30.True or false: “smiling at a friend” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) knowing your opening (b) cramming late at night (c) rushing to finish (d) skipping practice
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stretching your arms (b) skipping practice (c) practising aloud (d) knowing your opening
33. 33.True or false: “knowing your opening” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: knowing your opening? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
35. 35.True or false: “staring at the floor” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: arriving early? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
37. 37.😳 You forget your next line in the middle of a speech. What should you do? (a) say sorry and sit down (b) giggle and walk off (c) pause, check your notes (d) stare at the ceiling
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) arriving early (c) stretching your arms (d) saying sorry first
39. 39.True or false: “saying sorry first” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “hiding behind notes” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True

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