Public Speaking Worksheet: Beating Stage Fear

Public speaking lesson 1: Beating stage fear · Set 599 · 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) staring at the floor (b) standing tall (c) cramming late at night (d) rushing to finish
2. 2.😟 Your hands shake just before your class talk. What is the best thing to do? (a) refuse to speak (b) take slow deep breaths (c) run out of the room (d) talk super fast
3. 3.True or false: “picturing it going well” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) picturing it going well (b) practising aloud (c) stretching your arms (d) skipping breakfast
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) knowing your opening (c) slow deep breaths (d) hiding behind notes
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) arriving early (c) staring at the floor (d) knowing your opening
7. 7.🎤 How do most good speakers get better? (a) avoiding the stage (b) never feeling nervous (c) being born perfect (d) lots of practice
8. 8.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: hiding behind notes? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping practice (b) smiling at a friend (c) saying sorry first (d) hiding behind notes
10. 10.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: picturing it going well? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
11. 11.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) smiling at a friend (b) cramming late at night (c) saying sorry first (d) staring at the floor
12. 12.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) standing tall (b) smiling at a friend (c) arriving early (d) skipping practice
13. 13.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: smiling at a friend? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
14. 14.💓 Your heart beats fast before you go on stage. What does it mean? (a) you are very ill (b) you will surely fail (c) it is a normal feeling (d) you must not speak
15. 15.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) saying sorry first (b) rushing to finish (c) cramming late at night (d) stretching your arms
16. 16.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: knowing your opening? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) smiling at a friend (b) slow deep breaths (c) skipping practice (d) knowing your opening
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow deep breaths (b) picturing it going well (c) rushing to finish (d) arriving early
19. 19.True or false: “slow deep breaths” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) stretching your arms (b) staring at the floor (c) picturing it going well (d) practising aloud
21. 21.True or false: “saying sorry first” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “smiling at a friend” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “practising aloud” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: slow deep breaths? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
25. 25.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) hiding behind notes (b) skipping practice (c) saying sorry first (d) picturing it going well
26. 26.True or false: “skipping practice” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: thinking you will fail? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
28. 28.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) slow deep breaths (b) practising aloud (c) knowing your opening (d) cramming late at night
29. 29.True or false: “staring at the floor” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: stretching your arms? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
31. 31.True or false: “sipping some water” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing to finish (b) practising aloud (c) hiding behind notes (d) staring at the floor
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) thinking you will fail (c) cramming late at night (d) staring at the floor
34. 34.True or false: “rushing to finish” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “arriving early” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “stretching your arms” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) staring at the floor (b) arriving early (c) rushing to finish (d) saying sorry first
38. 38.🙂 You feel shy at the start. Where can you look first? (a) at your shoes (b) at the ceiling (c) out of the window (d) at a friendly face
39. 39.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: skipping practice? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
40. 40.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) arriving early (b) knowing your opening (c) hiding behind notes (d) standing tall

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