Public Speaking Worksheet: Beating Stage Fear

Public speaking lesson 1: Beating stage fear · Set 802 · 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.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: practising aloud? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
2. 2.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: slow deep breaths? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
3. 3.🔁 You say one word wrongly while speaking. What is best? (a) stop the speech (b) start all over again (c) apologise many times (d) correct it and go on
4. 4.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: smiling at a friend? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
5. 5.🎤 How do most good speakers get better? (a) lots of practice (b) avoiding the stage (c) being born perfect (d) never feeling nervous
6. 6.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) hiding behind notes (b) smiling at a friend (c) staring at the floor (d) saying sorry first
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cramming late at night (b) skipping breakfast (c) slow deep breaths (d) staring at the floor
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying sorry first (b) rushing to finish (c) sipping some water (d) skipping practice
9. 9.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: skipping practice? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying sorry first (b) hiding behind notes (c) skipping breakfast (d) practising aloud
11. 11.😟 Your hands shake just before your class talk. What is the best thing to do? (a) take slow deep breaths (b) talk super fast (c) refuse to speak (d) run out of the room
12. 12.📝 What helps most to start a speech calmly? (a) knowing the opening well (b) skipping the opening (c) eating a huge meal (d) speaking very fast
13. 13.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) hiding behind notes (b) skipping breakfast (c) rushing to finish (d) picturing it going well
14. 14.True or false: “picturing it going well” 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) knowing your opening (b) practising aloud (c) sipping some water (d) hiding behind notes
16. 16.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: hiding behind notes? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding behind notes (b) knowing your opening (c) stretching your arms (d) picturing it going well
18. 18.😳 You forget your next line in the middle of a speech. What should you do? (a) say sorry and sit down (b) stare at the ceiling (c) giggle and walk off (d) pause, check your notes
19. 19.True or false: “hiding behind notes” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising aloud (b) smiling at a friend (c) sipping some water (d) skipping practice
21. 21.True or false: “hiding behind notes” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) skipping practice (b) thinking you will fail (c) slow deep breaths (d) saying sorry first
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cramming late at night (b) practising aloud (c) standing tall (d) picturing it going well
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow deep breaths (b) knowing your opening (c) stretching your arms (d) thinking you will fail
25. 25.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) knowing your opening (b) skipping breakfast (c) practising aloud (d) smiling at a friend
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arriving early (b) smiling at a friend (c) slow deep breaths (d) skipping breakfast
27. 27.True or false: “skipping practice” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) skipping practice (b) picturing it going well (c) stretching your arms (d) knowing your opening
29. 29.True or false: “knowing your opening” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) knowing your opening (b) rushing to finish (c) skipping breakfast (d) cramming late at night
31. 31.True or false: “slow deep breaths” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding behind notes (b) saying sorry first (c) staring at the floor (d) smiling at a friend
33. 33.True or false: “cramming late at night” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) rushing to finish (b) skipping practice (c) stretching your arms (d) saying sorry first
35. 35.True or false: “sipping some water” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) cramming late at night (b) skipping breakfast (c) skipping practice (d) sipping some water
37. 37.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: standing tall? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
38. 38.True or false: “sipping some water” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: picturing it going well? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
40. 40.🙂 You feel shy at the start. Where can you look first? (a) out of the window (b) at the ceiling (c) at your shoes (d) at a friendly face

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