Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 139 · 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) open hands (b) standing tall (c) calm, still feet (d) touching your hair a lot
2. 2.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
3. 3.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) helpful (b) distracting
4. 4.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
5. 5.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) distracting (b) helpful
6. 6.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
7. 7.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) chin up (b) calm, still feet (c) slouching (d) facing the audience
8. 8.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) helpful (b) distracting
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) tapping your foot (c) feet steady and apart (d) back to the audience
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) calm, still feet (c) swaying side to side (d) standing tall
11. 11.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) distracting (b) helpful
12. 12.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) shoulders back, open (b) arms tightly crossed (c) looking at the exit (d) hunched and closed
13. 13.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “facing the audience” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) hands deep in pockets (c) facing the audience (d) slouching
16. 16.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) natural gestures (c) hands deep in pockets (d) touching your hair a lot
17. 17.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tapping your foot (b) calm, still feet (c) slouching (d) touching your hair a lot
19. 19.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
20. 20.True or false: “facing the audience” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) arms crossed tightly (c) standing tall (d) calm, still feet
22. 22.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) matches your words (b) repeats nonstop (c) goes against words (d) hides your face
23. 23.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) back to the audience (b) standing tall (c) chin up (d) facing the audience
24. 24.🙌 What does a fist raised in joy do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
25. 25.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) points to something
26. 26.True or false: “back to the audience” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) helpful (b) distracting
28. 28.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) facing the audience (b) calm, still feet (c) swaying side to side (d) relaxed shoulders
29. 29.True or false: “open hands” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) helpful (b) distracting
31. 31.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) swaying side to side (c) standing tall (d) back to the audience
33. 33.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) open hands (c) chin up (d) tapping your foot
34. 34.True or false: “swaying side to side” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) tapping your foot (c) chin up (d) swaying side to side
36. 36.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) points to something
38. 38.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) hopping on the spot (b) leaning on one leg (c) swaying to and fro (d) tall, feet steady
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) arms crossed tightly (c) hands deep in pockets (d) open hands
40. 40.True or false: “tapping your foot” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True

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