Public Speaking Worksheet: Beating Stage Fear

Public speaking lesson 1: Beating stage fear · Set 386 · 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: knowing your opening? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
2. 2.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: picturing it going well? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cramming late at night (b) slow deep breaths (c) staring at the floor (d) hiding behind notes
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stretching your arms (b) picturing it going well (c) practising aloud (d) saying sorry first
5. 5.🏠 What is a good way to practise at home? (a) only read it silently (b) just think about it (c) speak it to your family (d) never say it aloud
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) smiling at a friend (b) stretching your arms (c) skipping practice (d) standing tall
7. 7.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: sipping some water? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
8. 8.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: thinking you will fail? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) knowing your opening (b) sipping some water (c) smiling at a friend (d) rushing to finish
10. 10.True or false: “arriving early” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: stretching your arms? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
12. 12.True or false: “skipping practice” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: skipping breakfast? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinking you will fail (b) hiding behind notes (c) rushing to finish (d) smiling at a friend
15. 15.📝 What helps most to start a speech calmly? (a) eating a huge meal (b) speaking very fast (c) skipping the opening (d) knowing the opening well
16. 16.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: staring at the floor? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
17. 17.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: smiling at a friend? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping breakfast (b) cramming late at night (c) thinking you will fail (d) standing tall
19. 19.True or false: “stretching your arms” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: arriving early? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
21. 21.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: skipping practice? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping breakfast (b) skipping practice (c) arriving early (d) rushing to finish
23. 23.True or false: “rushing to finish” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stretching your arms (b) practising aloud (c) skipping breakfast (d) smiling at a friend
25. 25.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: cramming late at night? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
26. 26.😳 You forget your next line in the middle of a speech. What should you do? (a) stare at the ceiling (b) giggle and walk off (c) say sorry and sit down (d) pause, check your notes
27. 27.🎤 How do most good speakers get better? (a) lots of practice (b) never feeling nervous (c) being born perfect (d) avoiding the stage
28. 28.True or false: “practising aloud” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: saying sorry first? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
30. 30.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: rushing to finish? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
31. 31.🙂 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
32. 32.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: slow deep breaths? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
33. 33.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) skipping breakfast (b) skipping practice (c) staring at the floor (d) stretching your arms
34. 34.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) saying sorry first (b) thinking you will fail (c) cramming late at night (d) practising aloud
35. 35.😟 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
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing to finish (b) skipping practice (c) saying sorry first (d) stretching your arms
37. 37.🔁 You say one word wrongly while speaking. What is best? (a) apologise many times (b) start all over again (c) stop the speech (d) correct it and go on
38. 38.True or false: “skipping practice” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) slow deep breaths (b) smiling at a friend (c) arriving early (d) skipping breakfast
40. 40.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) staring at the floor (b) cramming late at night (c) saying sorry first (d) smiling at a friend

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