Public Speaking Worksheet: Beating Stage Fear

Public speaking lesson 1: Beating stage fear · Set 328 · 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.😟 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
2. 2.📝 What helps most to start a speech calmly? (a) skipping the opening (b) eating a huge meal (c) knowing the opening well (d) speaking very fast
3. 3.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) staring at the floor (b) smiling at a friend (c) skipping practice (d) saying sorry first
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding behind notes (b) slow deep breaths (c) practising aloud (d) knowing your opening
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) knowing your opening (b) thinking you will fail (c) cramming late at night (d) skipping breakfast
6. 6.🏠 What is a good way to practise at home? (a) just think about it (b) never say it aloud (c) speak it to your family (d) only read it silently
7. 7.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) skipping breakfast (b) picturing it going well (c) stretching your arms (d) practising aloud
8. 8.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) skipping practice (b) rushing to finish (c) skipping breakfast (d) arriving early
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) picturing it going well (b) rushing to finish (c) cramming late at night (d) saying sorry first
10. 10.🙂 You feel shy at the start. Where can you look first? (a) at a friendly face (b) at your shoes (c) at the ceiling (d) out of the window
11. 11.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) stretching your arms (b) rushing to finish (c) staring at the floor (d) hiding behind notes
12. 12.True or false: “smiling at a friend” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “cramming late at night” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) slow deep breaths (b) saying sorry first (c) cramming late at night (d) staring at the floor
15. 15.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) knowing your opening (b) staring at the floor (c) slow deep breaths (d) sipping some water
16. 16.🎤 How do most good speakers get better? (a) being born perfect (b) avoiding the stage (c) lots of practice (d) never feeling nervous
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) smiling at a friend (b) slow deep breaths (c) skipping practice (d) stretching your arms
18. 18.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: sipping some water? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
19. 19.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: knowing your opening? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
20. 20.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) sipping some water (b) smiling at a friend (c) saying sorry first (d) standing tall
21. 21.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) knowing your opening (b) staring at the floor (c) cramming late at night (d) rushing to finish
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) smiling at a friend (b) saying sorry first (c) skipping practice (d) rushing to finish
23. 23.True or false: “saying sorry first” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: skipping practice? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
25. 25.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) stretching your arms (b) practising aloud (c) thinking you will fail (d) smiling at a friend
26. 26.True or false: “standing tall” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “arriving early” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “standing tall” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) knowing your opening (b) practising aloud (c) skipping practice (d) stretching your arms
30. 30.🔁 You say one word wrongly while speaking. What is best? (a) apologise many times (b) correct it and go on (c) start all over again (d) stop the speech
31. 31.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: hiding behind notes? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
32. 32.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: rushing to finish? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
33. 33.True or false: “rushing to finish” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) picturing it going well (b) cramming late at night (c) staring at the floor (d) thinking you will fail
35. 35.True or false: “hiding behind notes” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) knowing your opening (b) arriving early (c) stretching your arms (d) rushing to finish
37. 37.True or false: “sipping some water” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) rushing to finish (b) thinking you will fail (c) skipping practice (d) practising aloud
39. 39.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: arriving early? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
40. 40.True or false: “picturing it going well” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False

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