Public Speaking Worksheet: Beating Stage Fear

Public speaking lesson 1: Beating stage fear · Set 801 · 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.😟 Your hands shake just before your class talk. What is the best thing to do? (a) talk super fast (b) refuse to speak (c) take slow deep breaths (d) run out of the room
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding behind notes (b) skipping breakfast (c) rushing to finish (d) knowing your opening
3. 3.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: knowing your opening? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
4. 4.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) hiding behind notes (b) saying sorry first (c) skipping breakfast (d) standing tall
5. 5.True or false: “standing tall” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🎤 How do most good speakers get better? (a) never feeling nervous (b) lots of practice (c) being born perfect (d) avoiding the stage
7. 7.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: picturing it going well? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
8. 8.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: smiling at a friend? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
9. 9.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: stretching your arms? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
10. 10.💓 Your heart beats fast before you go on stage. What does it mean? (a) you will surely fail (b) it is a normal feeling (c) you are very ill (d) you must not speak
11. 11.True or false: “skipping breakfast” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “practising aloud” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔁 You say one word wrongly while speaking. What is best? (a) apologise many times (b) start all over again (c) stop the speech (d) correct it and go on
14. 14.True or false: “skipping breakfast” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) staring at the floor (b) knowing your opening (c) picturing it going well (d) sipping some water
16. 16.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: skipping practice? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
17. 17.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) staring at the floor (b) skipping breakfast (c) sipping some water (d) cramming late at night
18. 18.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) thinking you will fail (b) hiding behind notes (c) saying sorry first (d) picturing it going well
19. 19.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: saying sorry first? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
20. 20.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: staring at the floor? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising aloud (b) skipping breakfast (c) skipping practice (d) staring at the floor
22. 22.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) knowing your opening (b) arriving early (c) stretching your arms (d) skipping practice
23. 23.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: thinking you will fail? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
24. 24.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) saying sorry first (b) cramming late at night (c) thinking you will fail (d) slow deep breaths
25. 25.True or false: “picturing it going well” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinking you will fail (b) rushing to finish (c) arriving early (d) skipping practice
27. 27.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: slow deep breaths? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
28. 28.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: skipping breakfast? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
29. 29.True or false: “sipping some water” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) thinking you will fail (b) practising aloud (c) skipping practice (d) rushing to finish
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) picturing it going well (b) hiding behind notes (c) cramming late at night (d) staring at the floor
32. 32.😳 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
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping practice (b) staring at the floor (c) standing tall (d) hiding behind notes
34. 34.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) practising aloud (b) stretching your arms (c) saying sorry first (d) knowing your opening
35. 35.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: standing tall? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
36. 36.True or false: “knowing your opening” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) cramming late at night (b) slow deep breaths (c) practising aloud (d) sipping some water
38. 38.True or false: “skipping practice” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) skipping practice (b) arriving early (c) skipping breakfast (d) rushing to finish
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) knowing your opening (b) practising aloud (c) hiding behind notes (d) standing tall

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