Public Speaking Worksheet: Beating Stage Fear

Public speaking lesson 1: Beating stage fear · Set 945 · 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: practising aloud? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
2. 2.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: cramming late at night? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) picturing it going well (b) slow deep breaths (c) rushing to finish (d) sipping some water
4. 4.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: picturing it going well? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
5. 5.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) arriving early (b) sipping some water (c) thinking you will fail (d) picturing it going well
6. 6.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: saying sorry first? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping breakfast (b) cramming late at night (c) thinking you will fail (d) smiling at a friend
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising aloud (b) thinking you will fail (c) smiling at a friend (d) arriving early
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding behind notes (b) arriving early (c) practising aloud (d) smiling at a friend
10. 10.True or false: “skipping practice” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.😳 You forget your next line in the middle of a speech. What should you do? (a) pause, check your notes (b) stare at the ceiling (c) say sorry and sit down (d) giggle and walk off
12. 12.😟 Your hands shake just before your class talk. What is the best thing to do? (a) refuse to speak (b) talk super fast (c) take slow deep breaths (d) run out of the room
13. 13.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: staring at the floor? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying sorry first (b) picturing it going well (c) smiling at a friend (d) practising aloud
15. 15.🏠 What is a good way to practise at home? (a) only read it silently (b) just think about it (c) speak it to your family (d) never say it aloud
16. 16.💓 Your heart beats fast before you go on stage. What does it mean? (a) you will surely fail (b) it is a normal feeling (c) you are very ill (d) you must not speak
17. 17.🔁 You say one word wrongly while speaking. What is best? (a) start all over again (b) correct it and go on (c) apologise many times (d) stop the speech
18. 18.True or false: “staring at the floor” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing to finish (b) cramming late at night (c) skipping breakfast (d) picturing it going well
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing to finish (b) skipping breakfast (c) knowing your opening (d) thinking you will fail
21. 21.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) thinking you will fail (b) saying sorry first (c) sipping some water (d) staring at the floor
22. 22.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) knowing your opening (b) saying sorry first (c) skipping practice (d) cramming late at night
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) cramming late at night (c) smiling at a friend (d) picturing it going well
24. 24.📝 What helps most to start a speech calmly? (a) eating a huge meal (b) knowing the opening well (c) skipping the opening (d) speaking very fast
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising aloud (b) thinking you will fail (c) hiding behind notes (d) saying sorry first
26. 26.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: hiding behind notes? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
27. 27.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) rushing to finish (b) thinking you will fail (c) slow deep breaths (d) skipping practice
28. 28.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) knowing your opening (b) staring at the floor (c) practising aloud (d) stretching your arms
29. 29.True or false: “practising aloud” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising aloud (b) slow deep breaths (c) standing tall (d) skipping practice
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying sorry first (b) skipping practice (c) staring at the floor (d) arriving early
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) knowing your opening (b) staring at the floor (c) practising aloud (d) arriving early
33. 33.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) stretching your arms (b) arriving early (c) rushing to finish (d) picturing it going well
34. 34.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) stretching your arms (b) saying sorry first (c) smiling at a friend (d) slow deep breaths
35. 35.True or false: “practising aloud” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “stretching your arms” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) picturing it going well (b) smiling at a friend (c) sipping some water (d) hiding behind notes
38. 38.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: smiling at a friend? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
39. 39.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: arriving early? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
40. 40.True or false: “slow deep breaths” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True

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