Public Speaking Worksheet: Beating Stage Fear

Public speaking lesson 1: Beating stage fear · Set 943 · 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.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: hiding behind notes? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
2. 2.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: rushing to finish? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
3. 3.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) staring at the floor (b) hiding behind notes (c) smiling at a friend (d) cramming late at night
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stretching your arms (b) smiling at a friend (c) hiding behind notes (d) picturing it going well
5. 5.🎤 How do most good speakers get better? (a) never feeling nervous (b) lots of practice (c) avoiding the stage (d) being born perfect
6. 6.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) arriving early (b) smiling at a friend (c) cramming late at night (d) knowing your opening
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) knowing your opening (b) smiling at a friend (c) slow deep breaths (d) skipping practice
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising aloud (b) rushing to finish (c) cramming late at night (d) skipping practice
9. 9.🔁 You say one word wrongly while speaking. What is best? (a) apologise many times (b) correct it and go on (c) start all over again (d) stop the speech
10. 10.💓 Your heart beats fast before you go on stage. What does it mean? (a) you are very ill (b) it is a normal feeling (c) you must not speak (d) you will surely fail
11. 11.True or false: “arriving early” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “skipping breakfast” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.😟 Your hands shake just before your class talk. What is the best thing to do? (a) refuse to speak (b) run out of the room (c) talk super fast (d) take slow deep breaths
14. 14.True or false: “rushing to finish” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) thinking you will fail (b) staring at the floor (c) rushing to finish (d) practising aloud
16. 16.True or false: “standing tall” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cramming late at night (b) hiding behind notes (c) saying sorry first (d) sipping some water
18. 18.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) skipping practice (b) practising aloud (c) slow deep breaths (d) arriving early
19. 19.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) staring at the floor (b) skipping practice (c) slow deep breaths (d) thinking you will fail
20. 20.True or false: “sipping some water” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.😳 You forget your next line in the middle of a speech. What should you do? (a) giggle and walk off (b) say sorry and sit down (c) pause, check your notes (d) stare at the ceiling
22. 22.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: cramming late at night? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
23. 23.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) arriving early (b) sipping some water (c) smiling at a friend (d) hiding behind notes
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) smiling at a friend (b) thinking you will fail (c) rushing to finish (d) cramming late at night
25. 25.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: smiling at a friend? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
26. 26.🙂 You feel shy at the start. Where can you look first? (a) at your shoes (b) out of the window (c) at the ceiling (d) at a friendly face
27. 27.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: saying sorry first? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
28. 28.📝 What helps most to start a speech calmly? (a) eating a huge meal (b) speaking very fast (c) skipping the opening (d) knowing the opening well
29. 29.🏠 What is a good way to practise at home? (a) speak it to your family (b) just think about it (c) never say it aloud (d) only read it silently
30. 30.True or false: “practising aloud” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding behind notes (b) skipping practice (c) staring at the floor (d) stretching your arms
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping practice (b) saying sorry first (c) picturing it going well (d) thinking you will fail
33. 33.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: staring at the floor? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
34. 34.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: standing tall? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cramming late at night (b) skipping breakfast (c) hiding behind notes (d) knowing your opening
36. 36.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) smiling at a friend (b) slow deep breaths (c) saying sorry first (d) practising aloud
37. 37.True or false: “slow deep breaths” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping breakfast (b) staring at the floor (c) slow deep breaths (d) cramming late at night
39. 39.True or false: “staring at the floor” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: thinking you will fail? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit

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