Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 152 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) hands deep in pockets (c) tapping your foot (d) calm, still feet
2. 2.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) swaying side to side (c) relaxed shoulders (d) slouching
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) touching your hair a lot (c) open hands (d) slouching
5. 5.🙌 What does a fist raised in joy do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
6. 6.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) standing tall (c) natural gestures (d) slouching
8. 8.True or false: “swaying side to side” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) arms crossed tightly (c) back to the audience (d) touching your hair a lot
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) standing tall (c) hands deep in pockets (d) touching your hair a lot
11. 11.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
12. 12.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) distracting (b) helpful
13. 13.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) hopping on the spot (b) leaning on one leg (c) tall, feet steady (d) swaying to and fro
14. 14.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) relaxed shoulders (c) natural gestures (d) fiddling with a pen
15. 15.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) helpful (b) distracting
16. 16.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
17. 17.True or false: “tapping your foot” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) relaxed at your sides (b) in tight fists (c) deep in your pockets (d) behind your head
19. 19.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) open hands (c) swaying side to side (d) fiddling with a pen
20. 20.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
21. 21.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
22. 22.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) hides your face (b) repeats nonstop (c) goes against words (d) matches your words
23. 23.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) facing the audience (c) hands deep in pockets (d) natural gestures
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) standing tall (c) chin up (d) touching your hair a lot
25. 25.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) helpful (b) distracting
26. 26.True or false: “calm, still feet” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) chin up (c) standing tall (d) back to the audience
29. 29.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
30. 30.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) distracting (b) helpful
31. 31.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) chin up (c) feet steady and apart (d) swaying side to side
32. 32.True or false: “open hands” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
34. 34.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) relaxed shoulders (c) open hands (d) tapping your foot
35. 35.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) hunched and closed (b) arms tightly crossed (c) looking at the exit (d) shoulders back, open
36. 36.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) tapping your foot (c) arms crossed tightly (d) standing tall
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) swaying side to side (c) back to the audience (d) arms crossed tightly
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) feet steady and apart (c) open hands (d) hands deep in pockets
39. 39.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
40. 40.True or false: “chin up” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False

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