Public Speaking Worksheet: Beating Stage Fear

Public speaking lesson 1: Beating stage fear · Set 908 · 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.📝 What helps most to start a speech calmly? (a) eating a huge meal (b) knowing the opening well (c) speaking very fast (d) skipping the opening
2. 2.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: knowing your opening? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
3. 3.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) staring at the floor (b) stretching your arms (c) cramming late at night (d) saying sorry first
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) picturing it going well (b) cramming late at night (c) knowing your opening (d) standing tall
5. 5.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) thinking you will fail (b) picturing it going well (c) skipping breakfast (d) hiding behind notes
6. 6.True or false: “arriving early” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🙂 You feel shy at the start. Where can you look first? (a) at the ceiling (b) out of the window (c) at your shoes (d) at a friendly face
8. 8.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: skipping breakfast? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
9. 9.😳 You forget your next line in the middle of a speech. What should you do? (a) stare at the ceiling (b) say sorry and sit down (c) giggle and walk off (d) pause, check your notes
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding behind notes (b) staring at the floor (c) standing tall (d) skipping practice
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) picturing it going well (b) hiding behind notes (c) sipping some water (d) slow deep breaths
12. 12.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: stretching your arms? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
13. 13.True or false: “arriving early” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinking you will fail (b) slow deep breaths (c) cramming late at night (d) saying sorry first
15. 15.True or false: “staring at the floor” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) smiling at a friend (b) sipping some water (c) skipping practice (d) stretching your arms
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising aloud (b) arriving early (c) rushing to finish (d) slow deep breaths
18. 18.True or false: “practising aloud” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: smiling at a friend? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
20. 20.🎤 How do most good speakers get better? (a) never feeling nervous (b) avoiding the stage (c) being born perfect (d) lots of practice
21. 21.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) slow deep breaths (b) practising aloud (c) sipping some water (d) cramming late at night
22. 22.😟 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
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinking you will fail (b) arriving early (c) staring at the floor (d) cramming late at night
24. 24.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) rushing to finish (b) sipping some water (c) arriving early (d) practising aloud
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing to finish (b) picturing it going well (c) skipping breakfast (d) thinking you will fail
26. 26.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: hiding behind notes? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
27. 27.True or false: “stretching your arms” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: arriving early? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing to finish (b) sipping some water (c) saying sorry first (d) cramming late at night
30. 30.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) standing tall (b) skipping practice (c) rushing to finish (d) cramming late at night
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) smiling at a friend (b) skipping practice (c) skipping breakfast (d) hiding behind notes
32. 32.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) skipping practice (b) hiding behind notes (c) arriving early (d) thinking you will fail
33. 33.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: thinking you will fail? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
34. 34.True or false: “skipping practice” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “staring at the floor” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping some water (b) picturing it going well (c) stretching your arms (d) thinking you will fail
37. 37.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: staring at the floor? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
38. 38.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) cramming late at night (b) skipping practice (c) practising aloud (d) rushing to finish
39. 39.True or false: “picturing it going well” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: picturing it going well? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit

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