Public Speaking Worksheet: Beating Stage Fear

Public speaking lesson 1: Beating stage fear · Set 964 · 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.💓 Your heart beats fast before you go on stage. What does it mean? (a) you must not speak (b) you are very ill (c) it is a normal feeling (d) you will surely fail
2. 2.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) hiding behind notes (b) skipping breakfast (c) standing tall (d) cramming late at night
3. 3.📝 What helps most to start a speech calmly? (a) skipping the opening (b) eating a huge meal (c) speaking very fast (d) knowing the opening well
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) picturing it going well (b) rushing to finish (c) saying sorry first (d) skipping practice
5. 5.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: saying sorry first? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
6. 6.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: skipping breakfast? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
7. 7.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: slow deep breaths? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
8. 8.🙂 You feel shy at the start. Where can you look first? (a) at the ceiling (b) at your shoes (c) out of the window (d) at a friendly face
9. 9.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) staring at the floor (b) hiding behind notes (c) cramming late at night (d) smiling at a friend
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow deep breaths (b) cramming late at night (c) stretching your arms (d) standing tall
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arriving early (b) practising aloud (c) knowing your opening (d) rushing to finish
12. 12.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: knowing your opening? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
13. 13.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) practising aloud (b) skipping breakfast (c) sipping some water (d) arriving early
14. 14.😳 You forget your next line in the middle of a speech. What should you do? (a) say sorry and sit down (b) stare at the ceiling (c) giggle and walk off (d) pause, check your notes
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the floor (b) skipping practice (c) knowing your opening (d) hiding behind notes
16. 16.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: picturing it going well? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
17. 17.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: arriving early? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cramming late at night (b) saying sorry first (c) sipping some water (d) skipping practice
19. 19.True or false: “sipping some water” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “skipping practice” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing to finish (b) thinking you will fail (c) smiling at a friend (d) staring at the floor
22. 22.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: practising aloud? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
23. 23.😟 Your hands shake just before your class talk. What is the best thing to do? (a) refuse to speak (b) take slow deep breaths (c) run out of the room (d) talk super fast
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arriving early (b) knowing your opening (c) stretching your arms (d) saying sorry first
25. 25.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) picturing it going well (b) hiding behind notes (c) cramming late at night (d) skipping practice
26. 26.True or false: “saying sorry first” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: hiding behind notes? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
28. 28.True or false: “knowing your opening” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “standing tall” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “thinking you will fail” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “skipping breakfast” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing to finish (b) skipping practice (c) standing tall (d) cramming late at night
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) knowing your opening (c) hiding behind notes (d) stretching your arms
34. 34.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: thinking you will fail? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
35. 35.True or false: “skipping practice” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: smiling at a friend? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping practice (b) slow deep breaths (c) rushing to finish (d) saying sorry first
38. 38.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) skipping practice (b) thinking you will fail (c) stretching your arms (d) rushing to finish
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) smiling at a friend (b) stretching your arms (c) skipping practice (d) picturing it going well
40. 40.True or false: “cramming late at night” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False

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