Public Speaking Worksheet: Beating Stage Fear

Public speaking lesson 1: Beating stage fear · Set 329 · 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: sipping some water? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
2. 2.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) slow deep breaths (b) skipping practice (c) thinking you will fail (d) cramming late at night
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) picturing it going well (b) stretching your arms (c) arriving early (d) cramming late at night
4. 4.💓 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
5. 5.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: rushing to finish? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
6. 6.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: knowing your opening? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
7. 7.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) skipping practice (b) cramming late at night (c) thinking you will fail (d) picturing it going well
8. 8.True or false: “thinking you will fail” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “staring at the floor” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising aloud (b) knowing your opening (c) rushing to finish (d) standing tall
11. 11.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) practising aloud (b) standing tall (c) picturing it going well (d) staring at the floor
12. 12.📝 What helps most to start a speech calmly? (a) speaking very fast (b) knowing the opening well (c) skipping the opening (d) eating a huge meal
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) picturing it going well (b) skipping practice (c) hiding behind notes (d) rushing to finish
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) smiling at a friend (b) thinking you will fail (c) saying sorry first (d) staring at the floor
15. 15.True or false: “rushing to finish” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “saying sorry first” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: picturing it going well? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
18. 18.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: hiding behind notes? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinking you will fail (b) knowing your opening (c) slow deep breaths (d) stretching your arms
20. 20.True or false: “picturing it going well” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) skipping breakfast (b) cramming late at night (c) practising aloud (d) thinking you will fail
22. 22.🙂 You feel shy at the start. Where can you look first? (a) at your shoes (b) at the ceiling (c) out of the window (d) at a friendly face
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) picturing it going well (b) skipping breakfast (c) sipping some water (d) stretching your arms
24. 24.😳 You forget your next line in the middle of a speech. What should you do? (a) giggle and walk off (b) say sorry and sit down (c) pause, check your notes (d) stare at the ceiling
25. 25.True or false: “slow deep breaths” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: arriving early? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
27. 27.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: practising aloud? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying sorry first (b) practising aloud (c) rushing to finish (d) skipping breakfast
29. 29.True or false: “standing tall” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) knowing your opening (b) smiling at a friend (c) skipping practice (d) arriving early
31. 31.😟 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) refuse to speak (d) talk super fast
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) stretching your arms (c) arriving early (d) skipping practice
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the floor (b) saying sorry first (c) slow deep breaths (d) rushing to finish
34. 34.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) skipping breakfast (b) smiling at a friend (c) saying sorry first (d) thinking you will fail
35. 35.🏠 What is a good way to practise at home? (a) never say it aloud (b) only read it silently (c) just think about it (d) speak it to your family
36. 36.🔁 You say one word wrongly while speaking. What is best? (a) start all over again (b) stop the speech (c) apologise many times (d) correct it and go on
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising aloud (b) smiling at a friend (c) saying sorry first (d) picturing it going well
38. 38.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: skipping practice? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stretching your arms (b) thinking you will fail (c) skipping practice (d) staring at the floor
40. 40.True or false: “stretching your arms” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True

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