Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 10 · 40 questions

Speaker's tip (Tall, still, open): Helpful: standing tall, feet steady and apart, relaxed shoulders, open hands, facing the audience, natural gestures. Distracting: slouching, swaying, arms crossed tightly, hands deep in pockets, fiddling, tapping your foot, your back to the audience. Gestures show a number, a size, something to look at or a feeling — they must match your words. When not gesturing, rest your hands at your sides.

1. 1.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) chin up (b) touching your hair a lot (c) calm, still feet (d) standing tall
2. 2.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) tapping your foot (c) swaying side to side (d) standing tall
3. 3.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a number
4. 4.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) natural gestures (c) swaying side to side (d) calm, still feet
5. 5.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) distracting (b) helpful
6. 6.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) hides your face (b) repeats nonstop (c) goes against words (d) matches your words
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) arms crossed tightly (c) touching your hair a lot (d) chin up
8. 8.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) facing the audience (c) back to the audience (d) calm, still feet
9. 9.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) distracting (b) helpful
10. 10.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
11. 11.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) open hands (c) fiddling with a pen (d) tapping your foot
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tapping your foot (b) touching your hair a lot (c) feet steady and apart (d) back to the audience
13. 13.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) calm, still feet (c) chin up (d) hands deep in pockets
15. 15.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) relaxed at your sides (b) deep in your pockets (c) behind your head (d) in tight fists
16. 16.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) distracting (b) helpful
17. 17.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) helpful (b) distracting
18. 18.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) arms crossed tightly (c) open hands (d) standing tall
19. 19.True or false: “chin up” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows a number
21. 21.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) chin up (c) calm, still feet (d) hands deep in pockets
23. 23.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) leaning on one leg (b) hopping on the spot (c) swaying to and fro (d) tall, feet steady
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) swaying side to side (c) feet steady and apart (d) facing the audience
25. 25.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows size
26. 26.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) points to something
27. 27.True or false: “swaying side to side” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) distracting (b) helpful
29. 29.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows size
30. 30.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
33. 33.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “back to the audience” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) slouching (c) arms crossed tightly (d) fiddling with a pen
37. 37.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) distracting (b) helpful
39. 39.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) fiddling with a pen (c) standing tall (d) relaxed shoulders
40. 40.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) helpful (b) distracting

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