Public Speaking Worksheet: Beating Stage Fear

Public speaking lesson 1: Beating stage fear · Set 330 · 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: skipping breakfast? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
2. 2.🏠 What is a good way to practise at home? (a) never say it aloud (b) speak it to your family (c) only read it silently (d) just think about it
3. 3.True or false: “rushing to finish” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) smiling at a friend (b) standing tall (c) skipping breakfast (d) slow deep breaths
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) knowing your opening (b) saying sorry first (c) smiling at a friend (d) slow deep breaths
6. 6.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) cramming late at night (b) thinking you will fail (c) rushing to finish (d) slow deep breaths
7. 7.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) smiling at a friend (b) stretching your arms (c) hiding behind notes (d) sipping some water
8. 8.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: knowing your opening? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stretching your arms (b) practising aloud (c) sipping some water (d) hiding behind notes
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising aloud (b) smiling at a friend (c) slow deep breaths (d) skipping practice
11. 11.🙂 You feel shy at the start. Where can you look first? (a) out of the window (b) at a friendly face (c) at the ceiling (d) at your shoes
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping some water (b) smiling at a friend (c) staring at the floor (d) knowing your opening
13. 13.📝 What helps most to start a speech calmly? (a) speaking very fast (b) eating a huge meal (c) skipping the opening (d) knowing the opening well
14. 14.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: sipping some water? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
15. 15.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: standing tall? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
16. 16.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: staring at the floor? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping breakfast (b) rushing to finish (c) saying sorry first (d) practising aloud
18. 18.😟 Your hands shake just before your class talk. What is the best thing to do? (a) run out of the room (b) talk super fast (c) take slow deep breaths (d) refuse to speak
19. 19.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: arriving early? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
20. 20.True or false: “sipping some water” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “thinking you will fail” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) standing tall (b) knowing your opening (c) stretching your arms (d) skipping practice
23. 23.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: slow deep breaths? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
24. 24.True or false: “knowing your opening” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🎤 How do most good speakers get better? (a) never feeling nervous (b) avoiding the stage (c) lots of practice (d) being born perfect
26. 26.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) cramming late at night (b) thinking you will fail (c) rushing to finish (d) standing tall
27. 27.True or false: “cramming late at night” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.💓 Your heart beats fast before you go on stage. What does it mean? (a) you are very ill (b) it is a normal feeling (c) you will surely fail (d) you must not speak
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow deep breaths (b) picturing it going well (c) skipping breakfast (d) knowing your opening
30. 30.True or false: “skipping practice” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: practising aloud? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
32. 32.True or false: “arriving early” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “skipping practice” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) knowing your opening (b) sipping some water (c) arriving early (d) staring at the floor
35. 35.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) knowing your opening (b) staring at the floor (c) hiding behind notes (d) cramming late at night
36. 36.😳 You forget your next line in the middle of a speech. What should you do? (a) say sorry and sit down (b) giggle and walk off (c) pause, check your notes (d) stare at the ceiling
37. 37.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: skipping practice? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) smiling at a friend (b) thinking you will fail (c) picturing it going well (d) sipping some water
39. 39.True or false: “picturing it going well” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: hiding behind notes? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit

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