Public Speaking Worksheet: Beating Stage Fear

Public speaking lesson 1: Beating stage fear · Set 519 · 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) rushing to finish (b) thinking you will fail (c) skipping breakfast (d) stretching your arms
2. 2.🏠 What is a good way to practise at home? (a) only read it silently (b) never say it aloud (c) speak it to your family (d) just think about it
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cramming late at night (b) hiding behind notes (c) knowing your opening (d) saying sorry first
4. 4.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: slow deep breaths? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
5. 5.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) hiding behind notes (b) practising aloud (c) arriving early (d) standing tall
6. 6.True or false: “hiding behind notes” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.😟 Your hands shake just before your class talk. What is the best thing to do? (a) refuse to speak (b) run out of the room (c) talk super fast (d) take slow deep breaths
8. 8.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: picturing it going well? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the floor (b) picturing it going well (c) rushing to finish (d) skipping breakfast
10. 10.📝 What helps most to start a speech calmly? (a) eating a huge meal (b) skipping the opening (c) knowing the opening well (d) speaking very fast
11. 11.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) hiding behind notes (b) picturing it going well (c) cramming late at night (d) thinking you will fail
12. 12.True or false: “staring at the floor” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔁 You say one word wrongly while speaking. What is best? (a) correct it and go on (b) apologise many times (c) stop the speech (d) start all over again
14. 14.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) practising aloud (b) skipping breakfast (c) skipping practice (d) cramming late at night
15. 15.True or false: “arriving early” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) picturing it going well (b) slow deep breaths (c) knowing your opening (d) skipping breakfast
17. 17.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) hiding behind notes (b) skipping breakfast (c) cramming late at night (d) smiling at a friend
18. 18.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) hiding behind notes (b) standing tall (c) skipping breakfast (d) cramming late at night
19. 19.🙂 You feel shy at the start. Where can you look first? (a) at a friendly face (b) out of the window (c) at your shoes (d) at the ceiling
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stretching your arms (b) picturing it going well (c) slow deep breaths (d) cramming late at night
21. 21.😳 You forget your next line in the middle of a speech. What should you do? (a) giggle and walk off (b) stare at the ceiling (c) say sorry and sit down (d) pause, check your notes
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow deep breaths (b) smiling at a friend (c) rushing to finish (d) picturing it going well
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding behind notes (b) saying sorry first (c) standing tall (d) thinking you will fail
24. 24.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) thinking you will fail (b) slow deep breaths (c) sipping some water (d) knowing your opening
25. 25.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: practising aloud? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
26. 26.True or false: “picturing it going well” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) cramming late at night (b) picturing it going well (c) arriving early (d) stretching your arms
28. 28.💓 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
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping practice (b) rushing to finish (c) stretching your arms (d) thinking you will fail
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the floor (b) smiling at a friend (c) skipping practice (d) rushing to finish
31. 31.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) sipping some water (b) saying sorry first (c) skipping practice (d) hiding behind notes
32. 32.True or false: “slow deep breaths” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “slow deep breaths” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: saying sorry first? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
35. 35.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) skipping practice (b) stretching your arms (c) standing tall (d) practising aloud
36. 36.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) cramming late at night (b) knowing your opening (c) skipping breakfast (d) staring at the floor
37. 37.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: cramming late at night? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
38. 38.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: thinking you will fail? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
39. 39.True or false: “cramming late at night” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) slow deep breaths (b) skipping practice (c) skipping breakfast (d) thinking you will fail

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