Public Speaking Worksheet: Beating Stage Fear

Public speaking lesson 1: Beating stage fear · Set 631 · 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: standing tall? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
2. 2.True or false: “knowing your opening” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding behind notes (b) skipping breakfast (c) slow deep breaths (d) saying sorry first
4. 4.🔁 You say one word wrongly while speaking. What is best? (a) apologise many times (b) stop the speech (c) start all over again (d) correct it and go on
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) knowing your opening (b) hiding behind notes (c) standing tall (d) smiling at a friend
6. 6.😟 Your hands shake just before your class talk. What is the best thing to do? (a) talk super fast (b) run out of the room (c) refuse to speak (d) take slow deep breaths
7. 7.📝 What helps most to start a speech calmly? (a) eating a huge meal (b) speaking very fast (c) skipping the opening (d) knowing the opening well
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) knowing your opening (b) arriving early (c) picturing it going well (d) rushing to finish
9. 9.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) arriving early (b) standing tall (c) slow deep breaths (d) skipping breakfast
10. 10.True or false: “rushing to finish” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: knowing your opening? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the floor (b) hiding behind notes (c) stretching your arms (d) saying sorry first
13. 13.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) skipping practice (b) thinking you will fail (c) cramming late at night (d) sipping some water
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) picturing it going well (b) cramming late at night (c) arriving early (d) knowing your opening
15. 15.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) saying sorry first (b) skipping practice (c) staring at the floor (d) arriving early
16. 16.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) picturing it going well (b) cramming late at night (c) staring at the floor (d) saying sorry first
17. 17.🏠 What is a good way to practise at home? (a) only read it silently (b) never say it aloud (c) speak it to your family (d) just think about it
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) picturing it going well (b) arriving early (c) slow deep breaths (d) thinking you will fail
19. 19.🎤 How do most good speakers get better? (a) lots of practice (b) avoiding the stage (c) never feeling nervous (d) being born perfect
20. 20.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) thinking you will fail (b) cramming late at night (c) stretching your arms (d) skipping breakfast
21. 21.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: skipping practice? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
22. 22.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) practising aloud (b) skipping practice (c) cramming late at night (d) hiding behind notes
23. 23.😳 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) giggle and walk off (d) stare at the ceiling
24. 24.🙂 You feel shy at the start. Where can you look first? (a) at the ceiling (b) at a friendly face (c) at your shoes (d) out of the window
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) picturing it going well (b) skipping practice (c) stretching your arms (d) practising aloud
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stretching your arms (b) practising aloud (c) standing tall (d) skipping breakfast
27. 27.True or false: “staring at the floor” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) skipping breakfast (b) knowing your opening (c) staring at the floor (d) saying sorry first
29. 29.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) thinking you will fail (b) skipping practice (c) standing tall (d) cramming late at night
30. 30.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: cramming late at night? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
31. 31.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: smiling at a friend? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
32. 32.True or false: “saying sorry first” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) standing tall (b) arriving early (c) rushing to finish (d) knowing your opening
34. 34.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: slow deep breaths? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
35. 35.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: stretching your arms? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
36. 36.True or false: “arriving early” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: sipping some water? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
38. 38.True or false: “thinking you will fail” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) standing tall (b) smiling at a friend (c) slow deep breaths (d) cramming late at night
40. 40.True or false: “skipping practice” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False

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