Public Speaking Worksheet: Beating Stage Fear

Public speaking lesson 1: Beating stage fear · Set 260 · 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: knowing your opening? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
2. 2.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: skipping practice? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding behind notes (b) practising aloud (c) staring at the floor (d) skipping breakfast
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) picturing it going well (b) arriving early (c) smiling at a friend (d) skipping practice
5. 5.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) knowing your opening (b) rushing to finish (c) sipping some water (d) stretching your arms
6. 6.🏠 What is a good way to practise at home? (a) just think about it (b) only read it silently (c) speak it to your family (d) never say it aloud
7. 7.True or false: “thinking you will fail” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: staring at the floor? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
9. 9.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: arriving early? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
10. 10.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: stretching your arms? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
11. 11.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) hiding behind notes (b) slow deep breaths (c) thinking you will fail (d) rushing to finish
12. 12.True or false: “staring at the floor” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.💓 Your heart beats fast before you go on stage. What does it mean? (a) you are very ill (b) it is a normal feeling (c) you must not speak (d) you will surely fail
14. 14.True or false: “stretching your arms” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) smiling at a friend (b) arriving early (c) picturing it going well (d) skipping breakfast
16. 16.🙂 You feel shy at the start. Where can you look first? (a) out of the window (b) at a friendly face (c) at your shoes (d) at the ceiling
17. 17.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: slow deep breaths? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
18. 18.True or false: “skipping breakfast” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: cramming late at night? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
20. 20.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) practising aloud (b) knowing your opening (c) standing tall (d) thinking you will fail
21. 21.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) practising aloud (b) stretching your arms (c) cramming late at night (d) smiling at a friend
22. 22.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) cramming late at night (b) hiding behind notes (c) saying sorry first (d) knowing your opening
23. 23.📝 What helps most to start a speech calmly? (a) knowing the opening well (b) eating a huge meal (c) skipping the opening (d) speaking very fast
24. 24.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) hiding behind notes (b) cramming late at night (c) rushing to finish (d) practising aloud
25. 25.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) skipping breakfast (b) saying sorry first (c) arriving early (d) rushing to finish
26. 26.True or false: “rushing to finish” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing to finish (b) skipping breakfast (c) stretching your arms (d) skipping practice
28. 28.😟 Your hands shake just before your class talk. What is the best thing to do? (a) refuse to speak (b) run out of the room (c) talk super fast (d) take slow deep breaths
29. 29.😳 You forget your next line in the middle of a speech. What should you do? (a) pause, check your notes (b) say sorry and sit down (c) stare at the ceiling (d) giggle and walk off
30. 30.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) hiding behind notes (b) picturing it going well (c) practising aloud (d) arriving early
31. 31.True or false: “slow deep breaths” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: picturing it going well? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
33. 33.True or false: “slow deep breaths” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “knowing your opening” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) thinking you will fail (b) sipping some water (c) rushing to finish (d) skipping practice
36. 36.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) skipping practice (b) arriving early (c) slow deep breaths (d) knowing your opening
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping practice (b) knowing your opening (c) cramming late at night (d) saying sorry first
38. 38.True or false: “standing tall” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: practising aloud? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cramming late at night (b) hiding behind notes (c) saying sorry first (d) standing tall

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