Public Speaking Worksheet: Beating Stage Fear

Public speaking lesson 1: Beating stage fear · Set 529 · 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) skipping practice (b) skipping breakfast (c) hiding behind notes (d) standing tall
2. 2.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: knowing your opening? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
3. 3.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: arriving early? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
4. 4.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) slow deep breaths (b) practising aloud (c) standing tall (d) rushing to finish
5. 5.🎤 How do most good speakers get better? (a) being born perfect (b) avoiding the stage (c) never feeling nervous (d) lots of practice
6. 6.🏠 What is a good way to practise at home? (a) speak it to your family (b) only read it silently (c) just think about it (d) never say it aloud
7. 7.True or false: “practising aloud” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: picturing it going well? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
9. 9.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) arriving early (b) practising aloud (c) slow deep breaths (d) thinking you will fail
10. 10.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: hiding behind notes? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
11. 11.True or false: “arriving early” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.😟 Your hands shake just before your class talk. What is the best thing to do? (a) run out of the room (b) talk super fast (c) refuse to speak (d) take slow deep breaths
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping practice (b) thinking you will fail (c) saying sorry first (d) standing tall
14. 14.True or false: “saying sorry first” 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) knowing your opening (b) smiling at a friend (c) saying sorry first (d) standing tall
16. 16.💓 Your heart beats fast before you go on stage. What does it mean? (a) you will surely fail (b) you are very ill (c) it is a normal feeling (d) you must not speak
17. 17.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) saying sorry first (b) rushing to finish (c) hiding behind notes (d) slow deep breaths
18. 18.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: saying sorry first? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stretching your arms (b) hiding behind notes (c) saying sorry first (d) skipping practice
20. 20.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: staring at the floor? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) picturing it going well (b) saying sorry first (c) skipping practice (d) hiding behind notes
22. 22.True or false: “smiling at a friend” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “standing tall” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) slow deep breaths (b) sipping some water (c) staring at the floor (d) arriving early
25. 25.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: standing tall? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
26. 26.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) skipping practice (b) thinking you will fail (c) picturing it going well (d) saying sorry first
27. 27.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) hiding behind notes (b) stretching your arms (c) cramming late at night (d) skipping breakfast
28. 28.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) cramming late at night (b) knowing your opening (c) thinking you will fail (d) skipping practice
29. 29.True or false: “slow deep breaths” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arriving early (b) skipping practice (c) rushing to finish (d) saying sorry first
31. 31.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) standing tall (b) cramming late at night (c) slow deep breaths (d) practising aloud
32. 32.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) smiling at a friend (b) stretching your arms (c) skipping practice (d) practising aloud
33. 33.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: stretching your arms? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow deep breaths (b) saying sorry first (c) rushing to finish (d) cramming late at night
35. 35.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) cramming late at night (b) staring at the floor (c) smiling at a friend (d) thinking you will fail
36. 36.🔁 You say one word wrongly while speaking. What is best? (a) start all over again (b) apologise many times (c) stop the speech (d) correct it and go on
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising aloud (b) slow deep breaths (c) sipping some water (d) cramming late at night
38. 38.True or false: “arriving early” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “standing tall” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “rushing to finish” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False

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