Public Speaking Worksheet: Beating Stage Fear

Public speaking lesson 1: Beating stage fear · Set 485 · 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: skipping practice? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
2. 2.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: slow deep breaths? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
3. 3.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) skipping breakfast (b) cramming late at night (c) arriving early (d) hiding behind notes
4. 4.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: saying sorry first? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping some water (b) hiding behind notes (c) slow deep breaths (d) knowing your opening
6. 6.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: standing tall? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
7. 7.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: practising aloud? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying sorry first (b) picturing it going well (c) smiling at a friend (d) arriving early
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stretching your arms (b) sipping some water (c) standing tall (d) cramming late at night
10. 10.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) standing tall (b) thinking you will fail (c) knowing your opening (d) sipping some water
11. 11.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: thinking you will fail? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
12. 12.True or false: “smiling at a friend” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.💓 Your heart beats fast before you go on stage. What does it mean? (a) you must not speak (b) you will surely fail (c) you are very ill (d) it is a normal feeling
14. 14.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) slow deep breaths (b) sipping some water (c) picturing it going well (d) hiding behind notes
15. 15.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) picturing it going well (b) cramming late at night (c) slow deep breaths (d) standing tall
16. 16.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) knowing your opening (b) smiling at a friend (c) slow deep breaths (d) saying sorry first
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arriving early (b) stretching your arms (c) sipping some water (d) staring at the floor
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying sorry first (b) rushing to finish (c) skipping breakfast (d) sipping some water
19. 19.True or false: “arriving early” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🙂 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
21. 21.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) thinking you will fail (b) staring at the floor (c) smiling at a friend (d) rushing to finish
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinking you will fail (b) hiding behind notes (c) standing tall (d) saying sorry first
23. 23.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: cramming late at night? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
24. 24.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: rushing to finish? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the floor (b) rushing to finish (c) smiling at a friend (d) cramming late at night
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) thinking you will fail (c) practising aloud (d) arriving early
27. 27.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: staring at the floor? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
28. 28.True or false: “standing tall” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “knowing your opening” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “saying sorry first” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cramming late at night (b) staring at the floor (c) thinking you will fail (d) knowing your opening
32. 32.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: hiding behind notes? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
33. 33.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: picturing it going well? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
34. 34.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) staring at the floor (b) slow deep breaths (c) sipping some water (d) picturing it going well
35. 35.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) standing tall (b) skipping breakfast (c) slow deep breaths (d) practising aloud
36. 36.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: stretching your arms? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
37. 37.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) staring at the floor (b) rushing to finish (c) picturing it going well (d) skipping practice
38. 38.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: arriving early? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
39. 39.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: smiling at a friend? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
40. 40.True or false: “slow deep breaths” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False

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