Public Speaking Worksheet: Beating Stage Fear

Public speaking lesson 1: Beating stage fear · Set 380 · 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.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) slow deep breaths (b) skipping breakfast (c) rushing to finish (d) saying sorry first
2. 2.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: standing tall? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the floor (b) skipping practice (c) cramming late at night (d) sipping some water
4. 4.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: skipping breakfast? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
5. 5.True or false: “skipping practice” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “knowing your opening” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) staring at the floor (b) skipping practice (c) skipping breakfast (d) arriving early
8. 8.True or false: “sipping some water” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: skipping practice? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
10. 10.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: picturing it going well? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping breakfast (b) knowing your opening (c) hiding behind notes (d) skipping practice
12. 12.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) slow deep breaths (b) stretching your arms (c) knowing your opening (d) skipping practice
13. 13.🙂 You feel shy at the start. Where can you look first? (a) at the ceiling (b) at your shoes (c) at a friendly face (d) out of the window
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cramming late at night (b) picturing it going well (c) hiding behind notes (d) skipping practice
15. 15.😟 Your hands shake just before your class talk. What is the best thing to do? (a) take slow deep breaths (b) talk super fast (c) run out of the room (d) refuse to speak
16. 16.True or false: “saying sorry first” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “skipping breakfast” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “practising aloud” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) picturing it going well (b) slow deep breaths (c) knowing your opening (d) staring at the floor
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising aloud (b) hiding behind notes (c) standing tall (d) slow deep breaths
21. 21.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: arriving early? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
22. 22.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: slow deep breaths? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
23. 23.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: thinking you will fail? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
24. 24.🏠 What is a good way to practise at home? (a) just think about it (b) speak it to your family (c) only read it silently (d) never say it aloud
25. 25.True or false: “stretching your arms” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “knowing your opening” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.😳 You forget your next line in the middle of a speech. What should you do? (a) stare at the ceiling (b) say sorry and sit down (c) pause, check your notes (d) giggle and walk off
28. 28.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) standing tall (b) knowing your opening (c) staring at the floor (d) smiling at a friend
29. 29.True or false: “staring at the floor” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: practising aloud? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
31. 31.True or false: “slow deep breaths” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arriving early (b) practising aloud (c) cramming late at night (d) sipping some water
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) knowing your opening (b) standing tall (c) stretching your arms (d) skipping practice
34. 34.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: hiding behind notes? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
35. 35.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) staring at the floor (b) skipping practice (c) skipping breakfast (d) knowing your opening
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arriving early (b) standing tall (c) sipping some water (d) skipping breakfast
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) picturing it going well (c) arriving early (d) rushing to finish
38. 38.True or false: “arriving early” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: stretching your arms? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
40. 40.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: sipping some water? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit

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