Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 124 · 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 helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) swaying side to side (c) back to the audience (d) calm, still feet
2. 2.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) swaying side to side (c) arms crossed tightly (d) chin up
3. 3.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) distracting (b) helpful
5. 5.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) distracting (b) helpful
6. 6.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) hide it behind you (b) hold it up to show (c) keep it in your bag (d) cover it with a cloth
7. 7.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) helpful (b) distracting
8. 8.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tapping your foot (b) hands deep in pockets (c) arms crossed tightly (d) standing tall
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) tapping your foot (c) chin up (d) standing tall
11. 11.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) hunched and closed (b) arms tightly crossed (c) looking at the exit (d) shoulders back, open
12. 12.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “natural gestures” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) behind your head (b) in tight fists (c) deep in your pockets (d) relaxed at your sides
16. 16.True or false: “tapping your foot” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) fiddling with a pen (c) open hands (d) swaying side to side
18. 18.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) fiddling with a pen (c) feet steady and apart (d) relaxed shoulders
19. 19.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) back to the audience (c) touching your hair a lot (d) facing the audience
20. 20.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) standing tall (c) fiddling with a pen (d) back to the audience
21. 21.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) shows a number
22. 22.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) distracting (b) helpful
23. 23.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) distracting (b) helpful
24. 24.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) points to something
25. 25.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) relaxed shoulders (c) fiddling with a pen (d) tapping your foot
26. 26.True or false: “calm, still feet” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) goes against words (b) hides your face (c) matches your words (d) repeats nonstop
28. 28.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) swaying to and fro (b) hopping on the spot (c) leaning on one leg (d) tall, feet steady
29. 29.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “chin up” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) distracting (b) helpful
32. 32.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) helpful (b) distracting
33. 33.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
34. 34.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
35. 35.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
36. 36.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) back to the audience (c) feet steady and apart (d) calm, still feet
37. 37.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) natural gestures (c) fiddling with a pen (d) tapping your foot
38. 38.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) points to something
39. 39.True or false: “swaying side to side” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “calm, still feet” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True

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