Public Speaking Worksheet: Beating Stage Fear

Public speaking lesson 1: Beating stage fear · Set 834 · 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.True or false: “stretching your arms” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.😟 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) refuse to speak (d) take slow deep breaths
3. 3.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: knowing your opening? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
4. 4.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: arriving early? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
5. 5.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: staring at the floor? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
6. 6.True or false: “smiling at a friend” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “standing tall” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping breakfast (b) thinking you will fail (c) saying sorry first (d) knowing your opening
9. 9.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: slow deep breaths? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
10. 10.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) skipping practice (b) staring at the floor (c) hiding behind notes (d) standing tall
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinking you will fail (b) rushing to finish (c) stretching your arms (d) staring at the floor
12. 12.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) staring at the floor (b) skipping practice (c) cramming late at night (d) practising aloud
13. 13.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) smiling at a friend (b) picturing it going well (c) skipping breakfast (d) practising aloud
14. 14.True or false: “sipping some water” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: saying sorry first? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
16. 16.True or false: “standing tall” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔁 You say one word wrongly while speaking. What is best? (a) correct it and go on (b) apologise many times (c) start all over again (d) stop the speech
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) picturing it going well (b) skipping practice (c) slow deep breaths (d) sipping some water
19. 19.😳 You forget your next line in the middle of a speech. What should you do? (a) giggle and walk off (b) stare at the ceiling (c) say sorry and sit down (d) pause, check your notes
20. 20.True or false: “skipping breakfast” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🙂 You feel shy at the start. Where can you look first? (a) at the ceiling (b) at your shoes (c) at a friendly face (d) out of the window
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) knowing your opening (b) slow deep breaths (c) skipping breakfast (d) sipping some water
23. 23.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) cramming late at night (b) smiling at a friend (c) thinking you will fail (d) rushing to finish
24. 24.True or false: “cramming late at night” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) hiding behind notes (b) slow deep breaths (c) standing tall (d) knowing your opening
26. 26.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) thinking you will fail (b) hiding behind notes (c) picturing it going well (d) skipping practice
27. 27.True or false: “saying sorry first” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “arriving early” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding behind notes (b) practising aloud (c) standing tall (d) slow deep breaths
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cramming late at night (b) hiding behind notes (c) picturing it going well (d) skipping practice
31. 31.🏠 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
32. 32.True or false: “practising aloud” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “slow deep breaths” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: practising aloud? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
35. 35.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: stretching your arms? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
36. 36.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: standing tall? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
37. 37.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: cramming late at night? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
38. 38.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: skipping practice? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
39. 39.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) skipping practice (b) hiding behind notes (c) saying sorry first (d) sipping some water
40. 40.True or false: “smiling at a friend” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False

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