Public Speaking Worksheet: Beating Stage Fear

Public speaking lesson 1: Beating stage fear · Set 651 · 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.🙂 You feel shy at the start. Where can you look first? (a) at a friendly face (b) out of the window (c) at the ceiling (d) at your shoes
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow deep breaths (b) smiling at a friend (c) hiding behind notes (d) practising aloud
3. 3.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) knowing your opening (b) practising aloud (c) saying sorry first (d) picturing it going well
4. 4.🎤 How do most good speakers get better? (a) lots of practice (b) being born perfect (c) avoiding the stage (d) never feeling nervous
5. 5.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: standing tall? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
6. 6.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) skipping breakfast (b) picturing it going well (c) thinking you will fail (d) cramming late at night
7. 7.😟 Your hands shake just before your class talk. What is the best thing to do? (a) run out of the room (b) talk super fast (c) take slow deep breaths (d) refuse to speak
8. 8.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: cramming late at night? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing to finish (b) hiding behind notes (c) smiling at a friend (d) saying sorry first
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping breakfast (b) staring at the floor (c) picturing it going well (d) cramming late at night
11. 11.True or false: “thinking you will fail” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: slow deep breaths? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
13. 13.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) staring at the floor (b) skipping practice (c) standing tall (d) hiding behind notes
14. 14.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: arriving early? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
15. 15.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: knowing your opening? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
16. 16.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: skipping practice? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
17. 17.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: staring at the floor? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
18. 18.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: saying sorry first? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
19. 19.True or false: “skipping practice” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “knowing your opening” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “slow deep breaths” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.💓 Your heart beats fast before you go on stage. What does it mean? (a) you are very ill (b) it is a normal feeling (c) you will surely fail (d) you must not speak
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing to finish (b) saying sorry first (c) sipping some water (d) skipping practice
24. 24.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) cramming late at night (b) practising aloud (c) smiling at a friend (d) arriving early
25. 25.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) cramming late at night (b) staring at the floor (c) stretching your arms (d) skipping breakfast
26. 26.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) saying sorry first (b) knowing your opening (c) skipping breakfast (d) hiding behind notes
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) skipping breakfast (c) arriving early (d) picturing it going well
28. 28.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: smiling at a friend? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
29. 29.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: practising aloud? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
30. 30.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) sipping some water (b) smiling at a friend (c) skipping breakfast (d) standing tall
31. 31.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: skipping breakfast? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
32. 32.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: sipping some water? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
33. 33.True or false: “practising aloud” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🏠 What is a good way to practise at home? (a) just think about it (b) only read it silently (c) speak it to your family (d) never say it aloud
35. 35.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: thinking you will fail? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
36. 36.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: picturing it going well? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
37. 37.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) thinking you will fail (b) smiling at a friend (c) knowing your opening (d) slow deep breaths
38. 38.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) hiding behind notes (b) thinking you will fail (c) sipping some water (d) saying sorry first
39. 39.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: rushing to finish? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding behind notes (b) practising aloud (c) saying sorry first (d) skipping practice

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