Public Speaking Worksheet: Beating Stage Fear

Public speaking lesson 1: Beating stage fear · Set 636 · 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.🎤 How do most good speakers get better? (a) being born perfect (b) never feeling nervous (c) avoiding the stage (d) lots of practice
2. 2.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: cramming late at night? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
3. 3.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: skipping practice? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
4. 4.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) knowing your opening (b) practising aloud (c) sipping some water (d) cramming late at night
5. 5.🙂 You feel shy at the start. Where can you look first? (a) at a friendly face (b) at your shoes (c) out of the window (d) at the ceiling
6. 6.True or false: “skipping practice” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) staring at the floor (b) picturing it going well (c) sipping some water (d) smiling at a friend
8. 8.🏠 What is a good way to practise at home? (a) only read it silently (b) never say it aloud (c) just think about it (d) speak it to your family
9. 9.True or false: “stretching your arms” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.📝 What helps most to start a speech calmly? (a) speaking very fast (b) skipping the opening (c) eating a huge meal (d) knowing the opening well
11. 11.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) thinking you will fail (b) cramming late at night (c) hiding behind notes (d) standing tall
12. 12.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: picturing it going well? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
13. 13.💓 Your heart beats fast before you go on stage. What does it mean? (a) you are very ill (b) you must not speak (c) it is a normal feeling (d) you will surely fail
14. 14.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) thinking you will fail (b) cramming late at night (c) knowing your opening (d) staring at the floor
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) smiling at a friend (b) knowing your opening (c) thinking you will fail (d) standing tall
16. 16.True or false: “smiling at a friend” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “picturing it going well” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “slow deep breaths” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔁 You say one word wrongly while speaking. What is best? (a) correct it and go on (b) apologise many times (c) stop the speech (d) start all over again
20. 20.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: sipping some water? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arriving early (b) saying sorry first (c) skipping practice (d) rushing to finish
22. 22.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) rushing to finish (b) arriving early (c) saying sorry first (d) staring at the floor
23. 23.😳 You forget your next line in the middle of a speech. What should you do? (a) stare at the ceiling (b) say sorry and sit down (c) giggle and walk off (d) pause, check your notes
24. 24.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: staring at the floor? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the floor (b) picturing it going well (c) cramming late at night (d) skipping breakfast
26. 26.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: rushing to finish? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
27. 27.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) thinking you will fail (b) hiding behind notes (c) sipping some water (d) skipping practice
28. 28.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: skipping breakfast? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow deep breaths (b) rushing to finish (c) thinking you will fail (d) staring at the floor
30. 30.True or false: “picturing it going well” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) practising aloud (b) slow deep breaths (c) thinking you will fail (d) arriving early
32. 32.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: smiling at a friend? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
33. 33.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: standing tall? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
34. 34.True or false: “arriving early” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) picturing it going well (b) sipping some water (c) saying sorry first (d) knowing your opening
36. 36.True or false: “hiding behind notes” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “skipping breakfast” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping practice (b) arriving early (c) practising aloud (d) sipping some water
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cramming late at night (b) rushing to finish (c) sipping some water (d) saying sorry first
40. 40.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) slow deep breaths (b) saying sorry first (c) cramming late at night (d) rushing to finish

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