Public Speaking Worksheet: Beating Stage Fear

Public speaking lesson 1: Beating stage fear · Set 390 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) practising aloud (b) thinking you will fail (c) picturing it going well (d) knowing your opening
2. 2.😟 Your hands shake just before your class talk. What is the best thing to do? (a) talk super fast (b) take slow deep breaths (c) run out of the room (d) refuse to speak
3. 3.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: rushing to finish? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
4. 4.🙂 You feel shy at the start. Where can you look first? (a) at a friendly face (b) at the ceiling (c) at your shoes (d) out of the window
5. 5.True or false: “rushing to finish” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping practice (b) rushing to finish (c) smiling at a friend (d) cramming late at night
7. 7.True or false: “skipping practice” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.😳 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
9. 9.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: standing tall? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) practising aloud (c) knowing your opening (d) skipping breakfast
11. 11.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) staring at the floor (b) thinking you will fail (c) skipping practice (d) smiling at a friend
12. 12.True or false: “standing tall” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “practising aloud” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) practising aloud (b) skipping breakfast (c) rushing to finish (d) hiding behind notes
15. 15.🏠 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
16. 16.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: cramming late at night? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
17. 17.True or false: “arriving early” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping breakfast (b) skipping practice (c) cramming late at night (d) picturing it going well
19. 19.True or false: “staring at the floor” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “knowing your opening” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: skipping breakfast? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding behind notes (b) knowing your opening (c) skipping breakfast (d) staring at the floor
23. 23.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) smiling at a friend (b) picturing it going well (c) practising aloud (d) saying sorry first
24. 24.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) skipping breakfast (b) saying sorry first (c) standing tall (d) cramming late at night
25. 25.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) picturing it going well (b) sipping some water (c) arriving early (d) rushing to finish
26. 26.True or false: “picturing it going well” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: arriving early? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
28. 28.True or false: “slow deep breaths” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) knowing your opening (b) standing tall (c) smiling at a friend (d) staring at the floor
30. 30.True or false: “smiling at a friend” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.💓 Your heart beats fast before you go on stage. What does it mean? (a) it is a normal feeling (b) you must not speak (c) you are very ill (d) you will surely fail
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) picturing it going well (b) skipping practice (c) stretching your arms (d) arriving early
33. 33.🔁 You say one word wrongly while speaking. What is best? (a) apologise many times (b) stop the speech (c) start all over again (d) correct it and go on
34. 34.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) slow deep breaths (b) sipping some water (c) hiding behind notes (d) stretching your arms
35. 35.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: staring at the floor? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
36. 36.True or false: “hiding behind notes” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) rushing to finish (b) sipping some water (c) cramming late at night (d) staring at the floor
38. 38.True or false: “saying sorry first” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing to finish (b) slow deep breaths (c) practising aloud (d) sipping some water
40. 40.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) hiding behind notes (b) skipping practice (c) saying sorry first (d) knowing your opening

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