Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 142 · 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.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) distracting (b) helpful
2. 2.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) matches your words (b) repeats nonstop (c) hides your face (d) goes against words
3. 3.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) hands deep in pockets (c) facing the audience (d) tapping your foot
5. 5.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) calm, still feet (c) slouching (d) arms crossed tightly
7. 7.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) facing the audience (c) fiddling with a pen (d) feet steady and apart
8. 8.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) open hands (c) slouching (d) fiddling with a pen
9. 9.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) relaxed at your sides (b) behind your head (c) deep in your pockets (d) in tight fists
10. 10.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) standing tall (b) slouching (c) touching your hair a lot (d) back to the audience
11. 11.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a number
12. 12.True or false: “natural gestures” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🙌 What does a fist raised in joy do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows a number
14. 14.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
15. 15.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows size
16. 16.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) distracting (b) helpful
17. 17.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) natural gestures (c) back to the audience (d) arms crossed tightly
18. 18.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) facing the audience (c) relaxed shoulders (d) touching your hair a lot
19. 19.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) helpful (b) distracting
20. 20.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) arms tightly crossed (b) shoulders back, open (c) hunched and closed (d) looking at the exit
21. 21.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a number
23. 23.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) shows size
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) relaxed shoulders (c) chin up (d) slouching
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) swaying side to side (c) touching your hair a lot (d) natural gestures
26. 26.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) helpful (b) distracting
27. 27.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) distracting (b) helpful
29. 29.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) standing tall (c) facing the audience (d) open hands
31. 31.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) swaying side to side (c) feet steady and apart (d) arms crossed tightly
32. 32.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) chin up (c) calm, still feet (d) arms crossed tightly
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) arms crossed tightly (c) back to the audience (d) standing tall
34. 34.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) distracting (b) helpful
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) calm, still feet (c) hands deep in pockets (d) standing tall
36. 36.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) natural gestures (b) standing tall (c) feet steady and apart (d) back to the audience
37. 37.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) distracting (b) helpful
38. 38.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
39. 39.True or false: “back to the audience” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True

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