Public Speaking Worksheet: Beating Stage Fear

Public speaking lesson 1: Beating stage fear · Set 47 · 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) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
2. 2.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: skipping breakfast? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
3. 3.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) practising aloud (b) rushing to finish (c) skipping breakfast (d) skipping practice
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the floor (b) slow deep breaths (c) picturing it going well (d) practising aloud
5. 5.True or false: “knowing your opening” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cramming late at night (b) slow deep breaths (c) skipping practice (d) hiding behind notes
7. 7.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: thinking you will fail? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
8. 8.🏠 What is a good way to practise at home? (a) just think about it (b) never say it aloud (c) speak it to your family (d) only read it silently
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stretching your arms (b) knowing your opening (c) skipping practice (d) slow deep breaths
10. 10.True or false: “hiding behind notes” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.📝 What helps most to start a speech calmly? (a) knowing the opening well (b) skipping the opening (c) eating a huge meal (d) speaking very fast
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping practice (b) staring at the floor (c) rushing to finish (d) picturing it going well
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding behind notes (b) thinking you will fail (c) knowing your opening (d) rushing to finish
14. 14.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: smiling at a friend? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
15. 15.🎤 How do most good speakers get better? (a) never feeling nervous (b) avoiding the stage (c) being born perfect (d) lots of practice
16. 16.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) slow deep breaths (b) stretching your arms (c) arriving early (d) cramming late at night
17. 17.🙂 You feel shy at the start. Where can you look first? (a) at the ceiling (b) at a friendly face (c) at your shoes (d) out of the window
18. 18.True or false: “stretching your arms” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “rushing to finish” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) smiling at a friend (b) stretching your arms (c) standing tall (d) skipping breakfast
21. 21.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: saying sorry first? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
22. 22.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: rushing to finish? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) smiling at a friend (b) cramming late at night (c) practising aloud (d) sipping some water
24. 24.💓 Your heart beats fast before you go on stage. What does it mean? (a) you must not speak (b) it is a normal feeling (c) you will surely fail (d) you are very ill
25. 25.True or false: “slow deep breaths” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “arriving early” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: staring at the floor? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
28. 28.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) knowing your opening (b) thinking you will fail (c) picturing it going well (d) stretching your arms
29. 29.🔁 You say one word wrongly while speaking. What is best? (a) correct it and go on (b) start all over again (c) apologise many times (d) stop the speech
30. 30.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: knowing your opening? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
31. 31.😳 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
32. 32.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: slow deep breaths? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
33. 33.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) staring at the floor (b) slow deep breaths (c) rushing to finish (d) hiding behind notes
34. 34.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: hiding behind notes? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
35. 35.True or false: “skipping practice” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) skipping practice (b) skipping breakfast (c) rushing to finish (d) sipping some water
37. 37.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) staring at the floor (b) standing tall (c) knowing your opening (d) smiling at a friend
38. 38.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) saying sorry first (b) cramming late at night (c) standing tall (d) skipping practice
39. 39.True or false: “sipping some water” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arriving early (b) hiding behind notes (c) cramming late at night (d) rushing to finish

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