Public Speaking Worksheet: Beating Stage Fear

Public speaking lesson 1: Beating stage fear · Set 410 · 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) skipping practice (b) smiling at a friend (c) thinking you will fail (d) cramming late at night
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding behind notes (b) stretching your arms (c) rushing to finish (d) staring at the floor
3. 3.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) arriving early (b) practising aloud (c) standing tall (d) rushing to finish
4. 4.😟 Your hands shake just before your class talk. What is the best thing to do? (a) run out of the room (b) take slow deep breaths (c) refuse to speak (d) talk super fast
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the floor (b) knowing your opening (c) smiling at a friend (d) arriving early
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising aloud (b) skipping breakfast (c) standing tall (d) slow deep breaths
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) knowing your opening (b) cramming late at night (c) picturing it going well (d) stretching your arms
8. 8.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: thinking you will fail? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
9. 9.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: hiding behind notes? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
10. 10.True or false: “smiling at a friend” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “skipping practice” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping breakfast (b) saying sorry first (c) knowing your opening (d) staring at the floor
13. 13.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) skipping breakfast (b) arriving early (c) sipping some water (d) knowing your opening
14. 14.😳 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) pause, check your notes (d) say sorry and sit down
15. 15.🏠 What is a good way to practise at home? (a) only read it silently (b) speak it to your family (c) just think about it (d) never say it aloud
16. 16.🔁 You say one word wrongly while speaking. What is best? (a) start all over again (b) apologise many times (c) stop the speech (d) correct it and go on
17. 17.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) knowing your opening (b) rushing to finish (c) cramming late at night (d) skipping practice
18. 18.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: standing tall? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
19. 19.💓 Your heart beats fast before you go on stage. What does it mean? (a) you are very ill (b) you must not speak (c) you will surely fail (d) it is a normal feeling
20. 20.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: practising aloud? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
21. 21.True or false: “staring at the floor” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: stretching your arms? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
23. 23.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: knowing your opening? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
24. 24.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) skipping practice (b) rushing to finish (c) staring at the floor (d) slow deep breaths
25. 25.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: sipping some water? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
26. 26.True or false: “thinking you will fail” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.📝 What helps most to start a speech calmly? (a) knowing the opening well (b) speaking very fast (c) eating a huge meal (d) skipping the opening
28. 28.True or false: “saying sorry first” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cramming late at night (b) saying sorry first (c) practising aloud (d) thinking you will fail
30. 30.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: staring at the floor? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
31. 31.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: rushing to finish? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
32. 32.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: cramming late at night? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
33. 33.True or false: “picturing it going well” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) sipping some water (b) staring at the floor (c) saying sorry first (d) skipping practice
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinking you will fail (b) skipping breakfast (c) hiding behind notes (d) arriving early
36. 36.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: smiling at a friend? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stretching your arms (b) knowing your opening (c) sipping some water (d) rushing to finish
38. 38.True or false: “slow deep breaths” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “slow deep breaths” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow deep breaths (b) hiding behind notes (c) cramming late at night (d) skipping breakfast

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