Public Speaking Worksheet: Beating Stage Fear

Public speaking lesson 1: Beating stage fear · Set 563 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) practising aloud (b) saying sorry first (c) staring at the floor (d) rushing to finish
2. 2.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) smiling at a friend (b) thinking you will fail (c) hiding behind notes (d) skipping breakfast
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping practice (b) saying sorry first (c) staring at the floor (d) sipping some water
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) smiling at a friend (b) cramming late at night (c) staring at the floor (d) rushing to finish
5. 5.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: skipping practice? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
6. 6.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) skipping breakfast (b) arriving early (c) saying sorry first (d) cramming late at night
7. 7.🎤 How do most good speakers get better? (a) being born perfect (b) never feeling nervous (c) avoiding the stage (d) lots of practice
8. 8.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) practising aloud
9. 9.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) skipping practice (b) sipping some water (c) saying sorry first (d) skipping breakfast
10. 10.True or false: “knowing your opening” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.😳 You forget your next line in the middle of a speech. What should you do? (a) say sorry and sit down (b) pause, check your notes (c) stare at the ceiling (d) giggle and walk off
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding behind notes (b) stretching your arms (c) skipping breakfast (d) rushing to finish
13. 13.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) slow deep breaths (b) picturing it going well (c) hiding behind notes (d) standing tall
14. 14.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: slow deep breaths? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing to finish (b) sipping some water (c) stretching your arms (d) knowing your opening
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) smiling at a friend (b) picturing it going well (c) skipping practice (d) knowing your opening
17. 17.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: smiling at a friend? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
18. 18.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) staring at the floor (b) saying sorry first (c) skipping practice (d) knowing your opening
19. 19.True or false: “standing tall” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.📝 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
21. 21.True or false: “picturing it going well” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “saying sorry first” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “sipping some water” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “cramming late at night” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: picturing it going well? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) smiling at a friend (b) arriving early (c) thinking you will fail (d) standing tall
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding behind notes (b) arriving early (c) skipping breakfast (d) saying sorry first
28. 28.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) picturing it going well (b) rushing to finish (c) practising aloud (d) arriving early
29. 29.True or false: “slow deep breaths” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: skipping breakfast? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
31. 31.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: cramming late at night? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
32. 32.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: knowing your opening? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
33. 33.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) slow deep breaths (b) skipping practice (c) knowing your opening (d) stretching your arms
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cramming late at night (b) standing tall (c) stretching your arms (d) picturing it going well
35. 35.🙂 You feel shy at the start. Where can you look first? (a) out of the window (b) at your shoes (c) at a friendly face (d) at the ceiling
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping breakfast (b) saying sorry first (c) slow deep breaths (d) staring at the floor
37. 37.💓 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
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow deep breaths (b) arriving early (c) hiding behind notes (d) stretching your arms
39. 39.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: rushing to finish? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
40. 40.True or false: “cramming late at night” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False

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