Public Speaking Worksheet: Beating Stage Fear

Public speaking lesson 1: Beating stage fear · Set 331 · 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) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
2. 2.🔁 You say one word wrongly while speaking. What is best? (a) stop the speech (b) apologise many times (c) start all over again (d) correct it and go on
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stretching your arms (b) skipping breakfast (c) slow deep breaths (d) picturing it going well
4. 4.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) hiding behind notes (b) arriving early (c) thinking you will fail (d) staring at the floor
5. 5.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: saying sorry first? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
6. 6.🎤 How do most good speakers get better? (a) never feeling nervous (b) being born perfect (c) lots of practice (d) avoiding the stage
7. 7.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: staring at the floor? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
8. 8.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) skipping practice (b) skipping breakfast (c) knowing your opening (d) staring at the floor
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping some water (b) cramming late at night (c) slow deep breaths (d) practising aloud
10. 10.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: standing tall? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) smiling at a friend (b) picturing it going well (c) slow deep breaths (d) saying sorry first
12. 12.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: stretching your arms? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
13. 13.True or false: “skipping practice” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “thinking you will fail” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “standing tall” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “saying sorry first” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.😳 You forget your next line in the middle of a speech. What should you do? (a) say sorry and sit down (b) pause, check your notes (c) giggle and walk off (d) stare at the ceiling
18. 18.True or false: “hiding behind notes” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) skipping practice (b) slow deep breaths (c) arriving early (d) knowing your opening
20. 20.True or false: “skipping breakfast” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) thinking you will fail (b) hiding behind notes (c) sipping some water (d) rushing to finish
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding behind notes (b) cramming late at night (c) saying sorry first (d) slow deep breaths
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the floor (b) slow deep breaths (c) smiling at a friend (d) arriving early
24. 24.True or false: “sipping some water” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: arriving early? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
26. 26.📝 What helps most to start a speech calmly? (a) skipping the opening (b) knowing the opening well (c) speaking very fast (d) eating a huge meal
27. 27.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) cramming late at night (b) rushing to finish (c) picturing it going well (d) staring at the floor
28. 28.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: slow deep breaths? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying sorry first (b) cramming late at night (c) rushing to finish (d) practising aloud
30. 30.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) smiling at a friend (b) saying sorry first (c) skipping breakfast (d) thinking you will fail
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cramming late at night (b) saying sorry first (c) thinking you will fail (d) knowing your opening
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping breakfast (b) staring at the floor (c) rushing to finish (d) stretching your arms
33. 33.True or false: “sipping some water” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: thinking you will fail? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
35. 35.True or false: “staring at the floor” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: picturing it going well? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
37. 37.True or false: “practising aloud” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) knowing your opening (b) thinking you will fail (c) practising aloud (d) picturing it going well
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) picturing it going well (b) arriving early (c) slow deep breaths (d) rushing to finish
40. 40.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: smiling at a friend? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit

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