To be confident means that you believe something is true or will actually happen at some point. Having self-confidence is to have faith in yourself. In some areas of life, some people have doubts, and others do not. Here are some confidence questions for an advanced conversation with older teenagers and adults.
For English language learners, the most difficult terms in this speaking activity include – habits, admire, occupation, require, take advantage of, bet, gamble, relationship, society, raise, move past, influence, conquer, situation, achievement, and misunderstood.
The discussion questions about confidence are –
1 – What are 5 words that you associate with confidence and confident people?
2 – Would you say that you are a confident person? Why or why not?
3 – Do you think that you would be more confident if you were very rich? Why so?
4 – What are some good habits to help people develop more self-confidence?
5 – How confident are you that tomorrow is going to be a good day? How about next year?
6 – Has your confidence grown as you have gotten older? Why do you think this happened?
7 – What is one thing that you could do that you believe would improve your confidence?
8 – Is there any kind of clothing that makes you feel more confident when you wear it?
9 – What are some things that you think make people feel more confident than others?
10- Who is a famous person with a lot of confidence that you admire? What have they done?
11- What are some occupations that require a person to have a lot of confidence?
12- Have you ever seen someone take advantage of another person’s confidence?
13- What kinds of things would you say help a person with low self-confidence?
14- Have you ever been so confident about something that you made a bet or gambled on it?
15- What is an ability that you have in which you have a lot of confidence in yourself?
16- In what ways does confidence affect a person’s relationships in society?
17- Do you think there are any negative things about a person being too confident?
18- How can parents raise their children to become confident people?
19- Do you think that some nationalities or cultures are more confident than others?
20- What kinds of things make some sports teams more confident than others?
21- Have you ever suffered from low confidence? How did you move past this time in life?
22- Who is the most self-confident person that you know? Are they a successful person?
23- How much confidence do you have in your local weather reporting?
24- Do you think social media can have a large influence on a person’s confidence? How so?
25- Are you confident that the world will be a better place in the future? Why or why not?
26- Is there a fear that you think if you conquered, you would become more confident? What is it?
27- Is there something that you believe you cannot do or achieve? Why not?
28- What is a situation or problem that you have overcome that made you feel more confident afterward?
29- What is your proudest achievement in life? How do you go about doing it?
30- Have you ever felt misunderstood in a social situation? Why so, and what happened?
