Public Speaking Worksheet: Beating Stage Fear

Public speaking lesson 1: Beating stage fear · Set 825 · 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) out of the window (b) at a friendly face (c) at your shoes (d) at the ceiling
2. 2.🏠 What is a good way to practise at home? (a) just think about it (b) only read it silently (c) never say it aloud (d) speak it to your family
3. 3.💓 Your heart beats fast before you go on stage. What does it mean? (a) you must not speak (b) it is a normal feeling (c) you are very ill (d) you will surely fail
4. 4.🎤 How do most good speakers get better? (a) never feeling nervous (b) avoiding the stage (c) being born perfect (d) lots of practice
5. 5.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) thinking you will fail (b) staring at the floor (c) slow deep breaths (d) cramming late at night
6. 6.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) thinking you will fail (b) staring at the floor (c) standing tall (d) rushing to finish
7. 7.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: arriving early? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
8. 8.True or false: “hiding behind notes” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) saying sorry first (b) stretching your arms (c) thinking you will fail (d) staring at the floor
10. 10.True or false: “standing tall” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) sipping some water (b) rushing to finish (c) picturing it going well (d) knowing your opening
12. 12.True or false: “knowing your opening” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stretching your arms (b) standing tall (c) slow deep breaths (d) skipping breakfast
14. 14.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: saying sorry first? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
15. 15.True or false: “thinking you will fail” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) picturing it going well (b) arriving early (c) thinking you will fail (d) smiling at a friend
17. 17.📝 What helps most to start a speech calmly? (a) speaking very fast (b) eating a huge meal (c) knowing the opening well (d) skipping the opening
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing to finish (b) slow deep breaths (c) cramming late at night (d) thinking you will fail
19. 19.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) smiling at a friend (b) stretching your arms (c) knowing your opening (d) saying sorry first
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying sorry first (b) slow deep breaths (c) knowing your opening (d) smiling at a friend
21. 21.🔁 You say one word wrongly while speaking. What is best? (a) stop the speech (b) start all over again (c) correct it and go on (d) apologise many times
22. 22.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: rushing to finish? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
23. 23.True or false: “cramming late at night” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the floor (b) smiling at a friend (c) thinking you will fail (d) cramming late at night
25. 25.True or false: “saying sorry first” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: stretching your arms? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow deep breaths (b) arriving early (c) practising aloud (d) skipping practice
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) practising aloud (c) arriving early (d) staring at the floor
29. 29.😳 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
30. 30.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) staring at the floor (b) knowing your opening (c) rushing to finish (d) hiding behind notes
31. 31.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: skipping practice? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
32. 32.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: cramming late at night? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
33. 33.😟 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
34. 34.True or false: “sipping some water” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) saying sorry first (b) cramming late at night (c) skipping practice (d) sipping some water
36. 36.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) practising aloud (b) skipping breakfast (c) staring at the floor (d) hiding behind notes
37. 37.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) thinking you will fail (b) sipping some water (c) slow deep breaths (d) arriving early
38. 38.True or false: “picturing it going well” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cramming late at night (b) arriving early (c) stretching your arms (d) knowing your opening
40. 40.True or false: “skipping breakfast” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False

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