🎯 Part 1: Building Confidence Knowledge

1. What are three physical techniques that can help you feel more confident when speaking?

Deep breathing

Good posture

Looking at the floor

Eye contact with audience

Speaking very quickly

2. When you feel nervous before speaking, the best thing to do is:

Take slow, deep breaths

Think about everything that could go wrong

Rush through your speech quickly

Avoid looking at your audience

3. Good body language for confident speaking includes:

Standing tall with shoulders back

Crossing your arms tightly

Swaying back and forth constantly

Hiding your hands behind your back

4. Which of these are examples of positive self-talk before speaking?

"I am prepared and ready to share"

"Everyone will think I'm boring"

"I have something interesting to say"

"I'm going to mess this up"

"My audience wants to hear what I have to share"

📝 Part 2: Reflection and Planning

5. Describe a time when you felt confident speaking. What made you feel that way?

6. What is one speaking challenge you face, and which confidence technique could help you overcome it?

My challenge: _________________________________

Technique to try: _________________________________

7. Complete this confident speaker's checklist for your next presentation:

I will practise my speech beforehand

I will use deep breathing to calm my nerves

I will stand tall with good posture

I will make eye contact with my audience

I will speak at a steady, clear pace

I will use positive self-talk

8. Write three positive statements you can tell yourself before your next speech:

1. I ________________________________________________

2. My audience _____________________________________

3. I am ____________________________________________

🎤 Part 3: Peer Feedback Practice

9. When giving feedback to a classmate's presentation, which comments are most helpful?

"That was boring and too quiet"

"I liked how you made eye contact and spoke clearly"

"You did everything wrong"

"Your voice was confident and I learned something new"

10. Write one positive comment and one helpful suggestion you could give to a classmate:

Something I liked: "I liked how you ________________________"

Something to try next time: "Next time you could try _______________"

Confident Speaking Skills

Confident Speaking Skills

🎯 Part 1: Building Confidence Knowledge

📝 Part 2: Reflection and Planning

🎤 Part 3: Peer Feedback Practice

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