Public Speaking Worksheet: Beating Stage Fear

Public speaking lesson 1: Beating stage fear · Set 958 · 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) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
2. 2.True or false: “arriving early” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “stretching your arms” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🙂 You feel shy at the start. Where can you look first? (a) at a friendly face (b) at the ceiling (c) out of the window (d) at your shoes
5. 5.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: smiling at a friend? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
6. 6.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) sipping some water (b) hiding behind notes (c) skipping breakfast (d) thinking you will fail
7. 7.🏠 What is a good way to practise at home? (a) just think about it (b) only read it silently (c) never say it aloud (d) speak it to your family
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing to finish (b) saying sorry first (c) stretching your arms (d) staring at the floor
9. 9.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) knowing your opening (b) standing tall (c) staring at the floor (d) slow deep breaths
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinking you will fail (b) arriving early (c) hiding behind notes (d) rushing to finish
11. 11.💓 Your heart beats fast before you go on stage. What does it mean? (a) you must not speak (b) it is a normal feeling (c) you are very ill (d) you will surely fail
12. 12.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: hiding behind notes? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) smiling at a friend (b) sipping some water (c) stretching your arms (d) cramming late at night
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) smiling at a friend (b) staring at the floor (c) cramming late at night (d) thinking you will fail
15. 15.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: knowing your opening? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
16. 16.📝 What helps most to start a speech calmly? (a) skipping the opening (b) knowing the opening well (c) eating a huge meal (d) speaking very fast
17. 17.🎤 How do most good speakers get better? (a) being born perfect (b) lots of practice (c) avoiding the stage (d) never feeling nervous
18. 18.😟 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
19. 19.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) knowing your opening (b) standing tall (c) picturing it going well (d) hiding behind notes
20. 20.True or false: “saying sorry first” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “smiling at a friend” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) thinking you will fail (b) smiling at a friend (c) staring at the floor (d) skipping practice
23. 23.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) smiling at a friend (b) cramming late at night (c) arriving early (d) picturing it going well
24. 24.True or false: “practising aloud” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “knowing your opening” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
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: “saying sorry first” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “picturing it going well” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) knowing your opening (c) hiding behind notes (d) arriving early
30. 30.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) thinking you will fail (b) rushing to finish (c) cramming late at night (d) standing tall
31. 31.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: sipping some water? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping some water (b) arriving early (c) saying sorry first (d) smiling at a friend
33. 33.🔁 You say one word wrongly while speaking. What is best? (a) stop the speech (b) start all over again (c) apologise many times (d) correct it and go on
34. 34.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) staring at the floor (b) cramming late at night (c) skipping practice (d) knowing your opening
35. 35.True or false: “rushing to finish” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping practice (b) standing tall (c) practising aloud (d) knowing your opening
37. 37.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: saying sorry first? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
38. 38.True or false: “rushing to finish” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: slow deep breaths? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
40. 40.True or false: “sipping some water” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True

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