Public Speaking Worksheet: Beating Stage Fear

Public speaking lesson 1: Beating stage fear · Set 278 · 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.📝 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
2. 2.😟 Your hands shake just before your class talk. What is the best thing to do? (a) take slow deep breaths (b) run out of the room (c) talk super fast (d) refuse to speak
3. 3.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: picturing it going well? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
4. 4.True or false: “skipping practice” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) sipping some water (b) skipping breakfast (c) arriving early (d) knowing your opening
6. 6.True or false: “standing tall” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: smiling at a friend? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
8. 8.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) rushing to finish (b) cramming late at night (c) saying sorry first (d) knowing your opening
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping breakfast (b) smiling at a friend (c) hiding behind notes (d) rushing to finish
10. 10.🔁 You say one word wrongly while speaking. What is best? (a) apologise many times (b) stop the speech (c) correct it and go on (d) start all over again
11. 11.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) hiding behind notes (b) sipping some water (c) staring at the floor (d) skipping practice
12. 12.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: skipping practice? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping practice (b) saying sorry first (c) cramming late at night (d) knowing your opening
14. 14.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: standing tall? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stretching your arms (b) thinking you will fail (c) saying sorry first (d) skipping practice
16. 16.😳 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
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) knowing your opening (c) sipping some water (d) saying sorry first
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding behind notes (b) cramming late at night (c) arriving early (d) rushing to finish
19. 19.💓 Your heart beats fast before you go on stage. What does it mean? (a) it is a normal feeling (b) you will surely fail (c) you are very ill (d) you must not speak
20. 20.True or false: “saying sorry first” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stretching your arms (b) sipping some water (c) picturing it going well (d) cramming late at night
22. 22.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) stretching your arms (b) knowing your opening (c) staring at the floor (d) practising aloud
23. 23.🎤 How do most good speakers get better? (a) avoiding the stage (b) being born perfect (c) lots of practice (d) never feeling nervous
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the floor (b) rushing to finish (c) slow deep breaths (d) saying sorry first
25. 25.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) saying sorry first (b) cramming late at night (c) slow deep breaths (d) staring at the floor
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arriving early (b) practising aloud (c) hiding behind notes (d) slow deep breaths
27. 27.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) staring at the floor (b) skipping practice (c) stretching your arms (d) rushing to finish
28. 28.True or false: “rushing to finish” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) skipping practice (b) knowing your opening (c) picturing it going well (d) slow deep breaths
30. 30.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: practising aloud? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
31. 31.True or false: “sipping some water” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “stretching your arms” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) stretching your arms (b) slow deep breaths (c) rushing to finish (d) arriving early
34. 34.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) arriving early (b) sipping some water (c) slow deep breaths (d) saying sorry first
35. 35.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: stretching your arms? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
36. 36.True or false: “rushing to finish” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: slow deep breaths? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
38. 38.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: knowing your opening? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
39. 39.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) practising aloud (b) arriving early (c) smiling at a friend (d) cramming late at night
40. 40.True or false: “knowing your opening” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False

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