Public Speaking Worksheet: Beating Stage Fear

Public speaking lesson 1: Beating stage fear · Set 575 · 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.True or false: “slow deep breaths” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping some water (b) slow deep breaths (c) knowing your opening (d) staring at the floor
3. 3.True or false: “stretching your arms” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: practising aloud? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) picturing it going well (b) knowing your opening (c) skipping practice (d) sipping some water
6. 6.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: slow deep breaths? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
7. 7.🔁 You say one word wrongly while speaking. What is best? (a) start all over again (b) correct it and go on (c) stop the speech (d) apologise many times
8. 8.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) cramming late at night (b) arriving early (c) skipping practice (d) skipping breakfast
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping practice (b) saying sorry first (c) smiling at a friend (d) hiding behind notes
10. 10.💓 Your heart beats fast before you go on stage. What does it mean? (a) you will surely fail (b) you must not speak (c) it is a normal feeling (d) you are very ill
11. 11.😟 Your hands shake just before your class talk. What is the best thing to do? (a) refuse to speak (b) talk super fast (c) take slow deep breaths (d) run out of the room
12. 12.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) smiling at a friend (b) hiding behind notes (c) rushing to finish (d) skipping breakfast
13. 13.📝 What helps most to start a speech calmly? (a) skipping the opening (b) speaking very fast (c) knowing the opening well (d) eating a huge meal
14. 14.🙂 You feel shy at the start. Where can you look first? (a) at a friendly face (b) at your shoes (c) at the ceiling (d) out of the window
15. 15.😳 You forget your next line in the middle of a speech. What should you do? (a) say sorry and sit down (b) stare at the ceiling (c) pause, check your notes (d) giggle and walk off
16. 16.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) practising aloud (b) standing tall (c) saying sorry first (d) smiling at a friend
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping breakfast (b) thinking you will fail (c) staring at the floor (d) practising aloud
18. 18.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: skipping breakfast? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
19. 19.True or false: “skipping practice” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cramming late at night (b) skipping breakfast (c) thinking you will fail (d) slow deep breaths
21. 21.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) smiling at a friend (b) standing tall (c) skipping breakfast (d) slow deep breaths
22. 22.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: sipping some water? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
23. 23.True or false: “standing tall” is an unhelpful 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: cramming late at night? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
26. 26.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: staring at the floor? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
27. 27.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) cramming late at night (b) skipping breakfast (c) picturing it going well (d) thinking you will fail
28. 28.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: knowing your opening? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
29. 29.True or false: “practising aloud” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: arriving early? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) smiling at a friend (b) thinking you will fail (c) practising aloud (d) picturing it going well
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying sorry first (b) arriving early (c) picturing it going well (d) sipping some water
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying sorry first (b) skipping breakfast (c) thinking you will fail (d) sipping some water
34. 34.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) skipping practice (b) hiding behind notes (c) knowing your opening (d) rushing to finish
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping some water (b) arriving early (c) standing tall (d) cramming late at night
36. 36.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) skipping practice (b) rushing to finish (c) standing tall (d) skipping breakfast
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding behind notes (b) skipping breakfast (c) picturing it going well (d) skipping practice
38. 38.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) practising aloud (b) staring at the floor (c) picturing it going well (d) smiling at a friend
39. 39.True or false: “staring at the floor” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “rushing to finish” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True

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