Public Speaking Worksheet: Beating Stage Fear

Public speaking lesson 1: Beating stage fear · Set 954 · 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: skipping breakfast? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
2. 2.😟 Your hands shake just before your class talk. What is the best thing to do? (a) talk super fast (b) refuse to speak (c) take slow deep breaths (d) run out of the room
3. 3.🎤 How do most good speakers get better? (a) lots of practice (b) avoiding the stage (c) never feeling nervous (d) being born perfect
4. 4.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: hiding behind notes? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
5. 5.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) sipping some water (b) stretching your arms (c) slow deep breaths (d) skipping practice
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding behind notes (b) knowing your opening (c) slow deep breaths (d) practising aloud
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stretching your arms (b) thinking you will fail (c) sipping some water (d) arriving early
8. 8.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) smiling at a friend (b) saying sorry first (c) slow deep breaths (d) stretching your arms
9. 9.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: practising aloud? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
10. 10.True or false: “rushing to finish” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) skipping practice (b) standing tall (c) cramming late at night (d) skipping breakfast
12. 12.True or false: “staring at the floor” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “cramming late at night” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔁 You say one word wrongly while speaking. What is best? (a) correct it and go on (b) apologise many times (c) start all over again (d) stop the speech
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) arriving early (c) rushing to finish (d) picturing it going well
16. 16.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: cramming late at night? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
17. 17.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) knowing your opening (b) thinking you will fail (c) staring at the floor (d) skipping practice
18. 18.True or false: “saying sorry first” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: staring at the floor? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping practice (b) practising aloud (c) skipping breakfast (d) saying sorry first
21. 21.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) arriving early
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stretching your arms (b) skipping practice (c) practising aloud (d) knowing your opening
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the floor (b) knowing your opening (c) smiling at a friend (d) sipping some water
24. 24.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) cramming late at night (b) rushing to finish (c) slow deep breaths (d) staring at the floor
25. 25.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) sipping some water (b) hiding behind notes (c) knowing your opening (d) smiling at a friend
26. 26.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: standing tall? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) picturing it going well (b) knowing your opening (c) stretching your arms (d) cramming late at night
28. 28.True or false: “skipping breakfast” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding behind notes (b) rushing to finish (c) knowing your opening (d) cramming late at night
30. 30.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: arriving early? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
31. 31.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: picturing it going well? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
32. 32.🏠 What is a good way to practise at home? (a) speak it to your family (b) just think about it (c) only read it silently (d) never say it aloud
33. 33.😳 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
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinking you will fail (b) standing tall (c) rushing to finish (d) hiding behind notes
35. 35.True or false: “slow deep breaths” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📝 What helps most to start a speech calmly? (a) knowing the opening well (b) eating a huge meal (c) speaking very fast (d) skipping the opening
37. 37.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) hiding behind notes (b) skipping practice (c) rushing to finish (d) sipping some water
38. 38.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) practising aloud (b) skipping breakfast (c) slow deep breaths (d) knowing your opening
39. 39.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: stretching your arms? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
40. 40.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: sipping some water? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit

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