Public Speaking Worksheet: Beating Stage Fear

Public speaking lesson 1: Beating stage fear · Set 623 · 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.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: rushing to finish? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
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) talk super fast (d) run out of the room
3. 3.🎤 How do most good speakers get better? (a) avoiding the stage (b) lots of practice (c) being born perfect (d) never feeling nervous
4. 4.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) skipping breakfast (b) stretching your arms (c) rushing to finish (d) thinking you will fail
5. 5.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: thinking you will fail? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
6. 6.True or false: “cramming late at night” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) knowing your opening (b) standing tall (c) stretching your arms (d) thinking you will fail
8. 8.True or false: “cramming late at night” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the floor (b) saying sorry first (c) cramming late at night (d) sipping some water
10. 10.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: knowing your opening? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping some water (b) smiling at a friend (c) slow deep breaths (d) saying sorry first
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) smiling at a friend (b) cramming late at night (c) saying sorry first (d) rushing to finish
13. 13.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) rushing to finish (b) practising aloud (c) skipping breakfast (d) skipping practice
14. 14.True or false: “practising aloud” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.📝 What helps most to start a speech calmly? (a) knowing the opening well (b) eating a huge meal (c) skipping the opening (d) speaking very fast
16. 16.True or false: “picturing it going well” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: practising aloud? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
18. 18.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) skipping breakfast (b) slow deep breaths (c) thinking you will fail (d) cramming late at night
19. 19.💓 Your heart beats fast before you go on stage. What does it mean? (a) you are very ill (b) you will surely fail (c) you must not speak (d) it is a normal feeling
20. 20.😳 You forget your next line in the middle of a speech. What should you do? (a) pause, check your notes (b) giggle and walk off (c) say sorry and sit down (d) stare at the ceiling
21. 21.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: sipping some water? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
22. 22.True or false: “slow deep breaths” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) knowing your opening (b) hiding behind notes (c) skipping breakfast (d) staring at the floor
24. 24.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: hiding behind notes? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
25. 25.🔁 You say one word wrongly while speaking. What is best? (a) stop the speech (b) apologise many times (c) start all over again (d) correct it and go on
26. 26.True or false: “standing tall” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the floor (b) smiling at a friend (c) arriving early (d) slow deep breaths
28. 28.🏠 What is a good way to practise at home? (a) just think about it (b) only read it silently (c) never say it aloud (d) speak it to your family
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinking you will fail (b) stretching your arms (c) skipping breakfast (d) cramming late at night
30. 30.True or false: “skipping breakfast” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) arriving early (b) hiding behind notes (c) sipping some water (d) stretching your arms
32. 32.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: stretching your arms? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
33. 33.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: picturing it going well? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cramming late at night (b) smiling at a friend (c) standing tall (d) slow deep breaths
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cramming late at night (b) staring at the floor (c) slow deep breaths (d) thinking you will fail
36. 36.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: cramming late at night? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
37. 37.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: saying sorry first? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
38. 38.True or false: “knowing your opening” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) rushing to finish (b) stretching your arms (c) picturing it going well (d) practising aloud
40. 40.True or false: “thinking you will fail” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True

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