Public Speaking Worksheet: Beating Stage Fear

Public speaking lesson 1: Beating stage fear · Set 932 · 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) speaking very fast (b) skipping the opening (c) eating a huge meal (d) knowing the opening well
2. 2.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) rushing to finish (b) picturing it going well (c) staring at the floor (d) thinking you will fail
3. 3.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: stretching your arms? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
4. 4.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: thinking you will fail? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
5. 5.🔁 You say one word wrongly while speaking. What is best? (a) stop the speech (b) correct it and go on (c) start all over again (d) apologise many times
6. 6.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) skipping practice (b) saying sorry first (c) cramming late at night (d) arriving early
7. 7.🎤 How do most good speakers get better? (a) being born perfect (b) never feeling nervous (c) avoiding the stage (d) lots of practice
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinking you will fail (b) saying sorry first (c) standing tall (d) cramming late at night
9. 9.😳 You forget your next line in the middle of a speech. What should you do? (a) pause, check your notes (b) giggle and walk off (c) stare at the ceiling (d) say sorry and sit down
10. 10.😟 Your hands shake just before your class talk. What is the best thing to do? (a) take slow deep breaths (b) run out of the room (c) talk super fast (d) refuse to speak
11. 11.💓 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
12. 12.True or false: “skipping practice” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “sipping some water” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) smiling at a friend (b) standing tall (c) picturing it going well (d) cramming late at night
15. 15.True or false: “picturing it going well” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) saying sorry first (b) skipping breakfast (c) slow deep breaths (d) skipping practice
17. 17.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) arriving early (b) smiling at a friend (c) stretching your arms (d) staring at the floor
18. 18.True or false: “picturing it going well” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “stretching your arms” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: skipping breakfast? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow deep breaths (b) knowing your opening (c) skipping practice (d) stretching your arms
22. 22.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: standing tall? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
23. 23.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: arriving early? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
24. 24.True or false: “smiling at a friend” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “practising aloud” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “hiding behind notes” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “arriving early” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “stretching your arms” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “staring at the floor” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “slow deep breaths” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “thinking you will fail” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) saying sorry first (b) staring at the floor (c) cramming late at night (d) stretching your arms
33. 33.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: skipping practice? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
34. 34.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: smiling at a friend? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying sorry first (b) smiling at a friend (c) skipping practice (d) staring at the floor
36. 36.True or false: “standing tall” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: slow deep breaths? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
38. 38.True or false: “skipping breakfast” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “saying sorry first” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “arriving early” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True

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