Public Speaking Worksheet: Beating Stage Fear

Public speaking lesson 1: Beating stage fear · Set 265 · 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: “cramming late at night” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.📝 What helps most to start a speech calmly? (a) skipping the opening (b) knowing the opening well (c) eating a huge meal (d) speaking very fast
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) smiling at a friend (b) cramming late at night (c) arriving early (d) standing tall
4. 4.🏠 What is a good way to practise at home? (a) just think about it (b) never say it aloud (c) only read it silently (d) speak it to your family
5. 5.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: saying sorry first? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
6. 6.😟 Your hands shake just before your class talk. What is the best thing to do? (a) run out of the room (b) talk super fast (c) take slow deep breaths (d) refuse to speak
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinking you will fail (b) staring at the floor (c) smiling at a friend (d) skipping breakfast
8. 8.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) stretching your arms (b) cramming late at night (c) slow deep breaths (d) sipping some water
9. 9.True or false: “picturing it going well” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing to finish (b) hiding behind notes (c) stretching your arms (d) staring at the floor
11. 11.🙂 You feel shy at the start. Where can you look first? (a) at your shoes (b) at the ceiling (c) at a friendly face (d) out of the window
12. 12.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) smiling at a friend (b) skipping breakfast (c) practising aloud (d) sipping some water
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the floor (b) sipping some water (c) cramming late at night (d) skipping practice
14. 14.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: skipping breakfast? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
15. 15.😳 You forget your next line in the middle of a speech. What should you do? (a) stare at the ceiling (b) pause, check your notes (c) giggle and walk off (d) say sorry and sit down
16. 16.True or false: “thinking you will fail” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: arriving early? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising aloud (b) cramming late at night (c) hiding behind notes (d) rushing to finish
19. 19.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: smiling at a friend? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
20. 20.True or false: “saying sorry first” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) saying sorry first (c) smiling at a friend (d) sipping some water
22. 22.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: hiding behind notes? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
23. 23.True or false: “saying sorry first” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) skipping practice (b) thinking you will fail (c) rushing to finish (d) practising aloud
25. 25.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: practising aloud? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
26. 26.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: rushing to finish? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
27. 27.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) cramming late at night (b) thinking you will fail (c) skipping practice (d) slow deep breaths
28. 28.True or false: “skipping practice” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “rushing to finish” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: cramming late at night? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding behind notes (b) rushing to finish (c) arriving early (d) skipping breakfast
32. 32.True or false: “staring at the floor” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: thinking you will fail? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
34. 34.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: knowing your opening? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow deep breaths (b) smiling at a friend (c) staring at the floor (d) sipping some water
36. 36.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) skipping practice (b) picturing it going well (c) slow deep breaths (d) practising aloud
37. 37.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) knowing your opening (b) saying sorry first (c) stretching your arms (d) arriving early
38. 38.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) picturing it going well (b) slow deep breaths (c) stretching your arms (d) thinking you will fail
39. 39.True or false: “practising aloud” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “skipping breakfast” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False

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