Public Speaking Worksheet: Beating Stage Fear

Public speaking lesson 1: Beating stage fear · Set 425 · 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) saying sorry first (b) skipping practice (c) cramming late at night (d) stretching your arms
2. 2.True or false: “stretching your arms” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔁 You say one word wrongly while speaking. What is best? (a) start all over again (b) apologise many times (c) correct it and go on (d) stop the speech
4. 4.😟 Your hands shake just before your class talk. What is the best thing to do? (a) talk super fast (b) run out of the room (c) take slow deep breaths (d) refuse to speak
5. 5.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: picturing it going well? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
6. 6.🙂 You feel shy at the start. Where can you look first? (a) out of the window (b) at your shoes (c) at a friendly face (d) at the ceiling
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) picturing it going well (b) skipping practice (c) smiling at a friend (d) practising aloud
8. 8.True or false: “knowing your opening” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: skipping practice? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
10. 10.🏠 What is a good way to practise at home? (a) never say it aloud (b) only read it silently (c) speak it to your family (d) just think about it
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding behind notes (b) skipping breakfast (c) knowing your opening (d) thinking you will fail
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) stretching your arms (c) sipping some water (d) skipping breakfast
13. 13.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: knowing your opening? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
14. 14.True or false: “sipping some water” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) staring at the floor (b) arriving early (c) slow deep breaths (d) practising aloud
16. 16.😳 You forget your next line in the middle of a speech. What should you do? (a) say sorry and sit down (b) stare at the ceiling (c) giggle and walk off (d) pause, check your notes
17. 17.💓 Your heart beats fast before you go on stage. What does it mean? (a) you must not speak (b) you are very ill (c) you will surely fail (d) it is a normal feeling
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cramming late at night (b) hiding behind notes (c) saying sorry first (d) stretching your arms
19. 19.🎤 How do most good speakers get better? (a) being born perfect (b) never feeling nervous (c) lots of practice (d) avoiding the stage
20. 20.True or false: “arriving early” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cramming late at night (b) saying sorry first (c) staring at the floor (d) arriving early
22. 22.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) knowing your opening (b) stretching your arms (c) saying sorry first (d) smiling at a friend
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cramming late at night (b) saying sorry first (c) smiling at a friend (d) skipping practice
24. 24.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: slow deep breaths? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
25. 25.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: stretching your arms? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) smiling at a friend (b) stretching your arms (c) rushing to finish (d) standing tall
27. 27.True or false: “arriving early” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: hiding behind notes? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
29. 29.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) skipping practice (b) thinking you will fail (c) cramming late at night (d) sipping some water
30. 30.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) saying sorry first (b) rushing to finish (c) picturing it going well (d) skipping practice
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stretching your arms (b) arriving early (c) slow deep breaths (d) hiding behind notes
32. 32.True or false: “staring at the floor” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “practising aloud” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) skipping practice (b) staring at the floor (c) practising aloud (d) saying sorry first
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arriving early (b) sipping some water (c) staring at the floor (d) stretching your arms
36. 36.True or false: “thinking you will fail” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “practising aloud” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: sipping some water? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
39. 39.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: practising aloud? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arriving early (b) standing tall (c) slow deep breaths (d) saying sorry first

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