Public Speaking Worksheet: Beating Stage Fear

Public speaking lesson 1: Beating stage fear · Set 734 · 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) arriving early (c) saying sorry first (d) cramming late at night
2. 2.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: stretching your arms? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
3. 3.😳 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) stare at the ceiling (d) giggle and walk off
4. 4.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) smiling at a friend (b) arriving early (c) saying sorry first (d) practising aloud
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying sorry first (b) rushing to finish (c) skipping practice (d) slow deep breaths
6. 6.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: hiding behind notes? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
7. 7.📝 What helps most to start a speech calmly? (a) knowing the opening well (b) speaking very fast (c) eating a huge meal (d) skipping the opening
8. 8.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: slow deep breaths? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising aloud (b) saying sorry first (c) smiling at a friend (d) stretching your arms
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping some water (b) standing tall (c) slow deep breaths (d) thinking you will fail
11. 11.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) saying sorry first (b) hiding behind notes (c) rushing to finish (d) practising aloud
12. 12.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: skipping practice? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
13. 13.🙂 You feel shy at the start. Where can you look first? (a) out of the window (b) at a friendly face (c) at the ceiling (d) at your shoes
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cramming late at night (b) slow deep breaths (c) smiling at a friend (d) picturing it going well
15. 15.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) arriving early (b) picturing it going well (c) staring at the floor (d) knowing your opening
16. 16.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: arriving early? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
17. 17.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) rushing to finish (b) stretching your arms (c) standing tall (d) picturing it going well
18. 18.True or false: “stretching your arms” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) slow deep breaths (b) skipping practice (c) practising aloud (d) standing tall
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing to finish (b) skipping breakfast (c) picturing it going well (d) cramming late at night
21. 21.True or false: “smiling at a friend” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: smiling at a friend? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding behind notes (b) thinking you will fail (c) skipping practice (d) arriving early
24. 24.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) skipping breakfast (b) practising aloud (c) arriving early (d) sipping some water
25. 25.True or false: “staring at the floor” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “standing tall” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “cramming late at night” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing to finish (b) saying sorry first (c) cramming late at night (d) standing tall
29. 29.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) skipping practice (b) smiling at a friend (c) staring at the floor (d) hiding behind notes
30. 30.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) skipping practice (b) cramming late at night (c) slow deep breaths (d) staring at the floor
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping practice (b) stretching your arms (c) standing tall (d) sipping some water
32. 32.True or false: “arriving early” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🏠 What is a good way to practise at home? (a) only read it silently (b) just think about it (c) speak it to your family (d) never say it aloud
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) knowing your opening (b) sipping some water (c) rushing to finish (d) practising aloud
35. 35.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) picturing it going well (b) cramming late at night (c) slow deep breaths (d) standing tall
36. 36.True or false: “practising aloud” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: standing tall? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
38. 38.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: picturing it going well? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
39. 39.True or false: “saying sorry first” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “thinking you will fail” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False

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