Public Speaking Worksheet: Beating Stage Fear

Public speaking lesson 1: Beating stage fear · Set 459 · 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: stretching your arms? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow deep breaths (b) skipping breakfast (c) cramming late at night (d) hiding behind notes
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) knowing your opening (b) saying sorry first (c) skipping practice (d) skipping breakfast
4. 4.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: smiling at a friend? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
5. 5.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: saying sorry first? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
6. 6.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) sipping some water (b) smiling at a friend (c) staring at the floor (d) stretching your arms
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) picturing it going well (b) arriving early (c) sipping some water (d) skipping practice
8. 8.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: practising aloud? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
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) slow deep breaths (b) knowing your opening (c) staring at the floor (d) sipping some water
11. 11.True or false: “sipping some water” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.📝 What helps most to start a speech calmly? (a) eating a huge meal (b) skipping the opening (c) speaking very fast (d) knowing the opening well
13. 13.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: slow deep breaths? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
14. 14.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: arriving early? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
15. 15.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) cramming late at night (b) hiding behind notes (c) skipping breakfast (d) slow deep breaths
16. 16.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) skipping breakfast (b) sipping some water (c) picturing it going well (d) smiling at a friend
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the floor (b) arriving early (c) hiding behind notes (d) cramming late at night
18. 18.💓 Your heart beats fast before you go on stage. What does it mean? (a) you are very ill (b) it is a normal feeling (c) you will surely fail (d) you must not speak
19. 19.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) staring at the floor (b) skipping breakfast (c) thinking you will fail (d) picturing it going well
20. 20.True or false: “sipping some water” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stretching your arms (b) standing tall (c) cramming late at night (d) smiling at a friend
22. 22.True or false: “staring at the floor” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: cramming late at night? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
24. 24.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) hiding behind notes (b) skipping breakfast (c) stretching your arms (d) staring at the floor
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) smiling at a friend (b) skipping practice (c) thinking you will fail (d) rushing to finish
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising aloud (b) arriving early (c) standing tall (d) skipping breakfast
27. 27.True or false: “practising aloud” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) sipping some water (b) skipping breakfast (c) thinking you will fail (d) skipping practice
29. 29.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) hiding behind notes (b) practising aloud (c) knowing your opening (d) sipping some water
30. 30.True or false: “rushing to finish” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) hiding behind notes (b) cramming late at night (c) practising aloud (d) skipping practice
32. 32.😳 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
33. 33.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) knowing your opening (b) cramming late at night (c) rushing to finish (d) skipping practice
34. 34.True or false: “thinking you will fail” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “hiding behind notes” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “skipping practice” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “smiling at a friend” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) skipping breakfast (b) skipping practice (c) thinking you will fail (d) standing tall
39. 39.True or false: “slow deep breaths” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) cramming late at night (b) slow deep breaths (c) practising aloud (d) knowing your opening

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