Public Speaking Worksheet: Beating Stage Fear

Public speaking lesson 1: Beating stage fear · Set 301 · 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.🎤 How do most good speakers get better? (a) lots of practice (b) being born perfect (c) never feeling nervous (d) avoiding the stage
2. 2.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: cramming late at night? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
3. 3.True or false: “rushing to finish” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.😟 Your hands shake just before your class talk. What is the best thing to do? (a) run out of the room (b) take slow deep breaths (c) talk super fast (d) refuse to speak
5. 5.True or false: “sipping some water” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: staring at the floor? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping some water (b) picturing it going well (c) skipping breakfast (d) arriving early
8. 8.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) picturing it going well (b) saying sorry first (c) practising aloud (d) standing tall
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the floor (b) hiding behind notes (c) arriving early (d) rushing to finish
10. 10.True or false: “thinking you will fail” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) arriving early (b) cramming late at night (c) slow deep breaths (d) knowing your opening
12. 12.True or false: “skipping practice” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: hiding behind notes? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinking you will fail (b) cramming late at night (c) smiling at a friend (d) staring at the floor
15. 15.🙂 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
16. 16.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) hiding behind notes (b) picturing it going well (c) skipping breakfast (d) cramming late at night
17. 17.True or false: “practising aloud” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📝 What helps most to start a speech calmly? (a) eating a huge meal (b) speaking very fast (c) knowing the opening well (d) skipping the opening
19. 19.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: slow deep breaths? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
20. 20.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: practising aloud? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the floor (b) practising aloud (c) saying sorry first (d) rushing to finish
22. 22.True or false: “smiling at a friend” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “hiding behind notes” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) hiding behind notes (b) rushing to finish (c) skipping practice (d) slow deep breaths
25. 25.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) cramming late at night (b) rushing to finish (c) hiding behind notes (d) standing tall
26. 26.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: saying sorry first? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) practising aloud (c) skipping practice (d) smiling at a friend
28. 28.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) stretching your arms (b) practising aloud (c) staring at the floor (d) picturing it going well
29. 29.True or false: “arriving early” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinking you will fail (b) slow deep breaths (c) standing tall (d) sipping some water
31. 31.True or false: “hiding behind notes” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “sipping some water” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “picturing it going well” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: sipping some water? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping breakfast (b) sipping some water (c) staring at the floor (d) saying sorry first
36. 36.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: smiling at a friend? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the floor (b) slow deep breaths (c) smiling at a friend (d) stretching your arms
38. 38.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) standing tall (b) smiling at a friend (c) sipping some water (d) thinking you will fail
39. 39.True or false: “stretching your arms” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing to finish (b) knowing your opening (c) standing tall (d) arriving early

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