Public Speaking Worksheet: Beating Stage Fear

Public speaking lesson 1: Beating stage fear · Set 713 · 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) skipping practice (b) skipping breakfast (c) knowing your opening (d) thinking you will fail
2. 2.🏠 What is a good way to practise at home? (a) only read it silently (b) speak it to your family (c) never say it aloud (d) just think about it
3. 3.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) practising aloud (b) smiling at a friend (c) saying sorry first (d) stretching your arms
4. 4.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: sipping some water? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying sorry first (b) stretching your arms (c) arriving early (d) standing tall
6. 6.True or false: “knowing your opening” 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) stretching your arms (b) sipping some water (c) slow deep breaths (d) rushing to finish
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow deep breaths (b) standing tall (c) knowing your opening (d) hiding behind notes
9. 9.😟 Your hands shake just before your class talk. What is the best thing to do? (a) refuse to speak (b) talk super fast (c) run out of the room (d) take slow deep breaths
10. 10.True or false: “staring at the floor” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising aloud (b) cramming late at night (c) staring at the floor (d) saying sorry first
12. 12.True or false: “smiling at a friend” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) slow deep breaths (b) hiding behind notes (c) picturing it going well (d) arriving early
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying sorry first (b) hiding behind notes (c) cramming late at night (d) sipping some water
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the floor (b) standing tall (c) stretching your arms (d) practising aloud
16. 16.True or false: “picturing it going well” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) knowing your opening (b) slow deep breaths (c) rushing to finish (d) practising aloud
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping practice (b) rushing to finish (c) standing tall (d) saying sorry first
19. 19.True or false: “skipping practice” 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) smiling at a friend (c) skipping breakfast (d) arriving early
21. 21.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: staring at the floor? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
22. 22.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) skipping breakfast (b) slow deep breaths (c) skipping practice (d) staring at the floor
23. 23.True or false: “sipping some water” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “smiling at a friend” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: standing tall? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping some water (b) skipping breakfast (c) picturing it going well (d) practising aloud
27. 27.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: knowing your opening? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
28. 28.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: skipping breakfast? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping some water (b) slow deep breaths (c) skipping practice (d) smiling at a friend
30. 30.😳 You forget your next line in the middle of a speech. What should you do? (a) giggle and walk off (b) pause, check your notes (c) stare at the ceiling (d) say sorry and sit down
31. 31.True or false: “thinking you will fail” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) practising aloud (b) smiling at a friend (c) standing tall (d) cramming late at night
33. 33.True or false: “sipping some water” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arriving early (b) picturing it going well (c) smiling at a friend (d) cramming late at night
35. 35.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: slow deep breaths? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
36. 36.🔁 You say one word wrongly while speaking. What is best? (a) stop the speech (b) apologise many times (c) correct it and go on (d) start all over again
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) smiling at a friend (b) saying sorry first (c) hiding behind notes (d) staring at the floor
38. 38.True or false: “stretching your arms” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🙂 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
40. 40.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: smiling at a friend? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit

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