Public Speaking Worksheet: Beating Stage Fear

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

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