Public Speaking Worksheet: Beating Stage Fear

Public speaking lesson 1: Beating stage fear · Set 835 · 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) hiding behind notes (b) thinking you will fail (c) rushing to finish (d) standing tall
2. 2.🏠 What is a good way to practise at home? (a) just think about it (b) never say it aloud (c) only read it silently (d) speak it to your family
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cramming late at night (b) skipping breakfast (c) smiling at a friend (d) hiding behind notes
4. 4.True or false: “arriving early” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.💓 Your heart beats fast before you go on stage. What does it mean? (a) you must not speak (b) you will surely fail (c) you are very ill (d) it is a normal feeling
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stretching your arms (b) arriving early (c) knowing your opening (d) skipping practice
7. 7.True or false: “knowing your opening” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) slow deep breaths (b) stretching your arms (c) sipping some water (d) skipping breakfast
9. 9.😳 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) say sorry and sit down (d) stare at the ceiling
10. 10.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: practising aloud? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
11. 11.🎤 How do most good speakers get better? (a) never feeling nervous (b) avoiding the stage (c) being born perfect (d) lots of practice
12. 12.True or false: “stretching your arms” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “rushing to finish” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “skipping breakfast” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: saying sorry first? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing to finish (b) standing tall (c) practising aloud (d) arriving early
17. 17.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: hiding behind notes? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
18. 18.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: stretching your arms? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
19. 19.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) thinking you will fail (b) saying sorry first (c) skipping practice (d) slow deep breaths
20. 20.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) picturing it going well (b) slow deep breaths (c) sipping some water (d) cramming late at night
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising aloud (b) skipping practice (c) cramming late at night (d) saying sorry first
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying sorry first (b) practising aloud (c) standing tall (d) slow deep breaths
23. 23.True or false: “picturing it going well” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: skipping breakfast? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
25. 25.True or false: “rushing to finish” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) knowing your opening (b) saying sorry first (c) skipping breakfast (d) hiding behind notes
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) smiling at a friend (c) slow deep breaths (d) cramming late at night
28. 28.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: sipping some water? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
29. 29.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) skipping breakfast (b) rushing to finish (c) thinking you will fail (d) picturing it going well
30. 30.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) cramming late at night (b) skipping breakfast (c) saying sorry first (d) stretching your arms
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping breakfast (b) thinking you will fail (c) hiding behind notes (d) standing tall
32. 32.True or false: “skipping practice” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “staring at the floor” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: smiling at a friend? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
35. 35.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) slow deep breaths (b) picturing it going well (c) arriving early (d) staring at the floor
36. 36.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: knowing your opening? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arriving early (b) staring at the floor (c) skipping breakfast (d) cramming late at night
38. 38.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: standing tall? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
39. 39.True or false: “cramming late at night” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping breakfast (b) stretching your arms (c) smiling at a friend (d) practising aloud

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