Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 159 · 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) helpful (b) distracting
2. 2.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) fiddling with a pen (c) feet steady and apart (d) calm, still feet
3. 3.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) arms crossed tightly (c) tapping your foot (d) standing tall
5. 5.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) points to something
6. 6.True or false: “natural gestures” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) back to the audience (b) facing the audience (c) standing tall (d) open hands
8. 8.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) standing tall (c) slouching (d) feet steady and apart
10. 10.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) standing tall (c) chin up (d) touching your hair a lot
11. 11.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) distracting (b) helpful
12. 12.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) helpful (b) distracting
13. 13.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) tall, feet steady (b) hopping on the spot (c) leaning on one leg (d) swaying to and fro
15. 15.True or false: “back to the audience” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) feet steady and apart (c) tapping your foot (d) calm, still feet
17. 17.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) points to something
18. 18.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) hunched and closed (b) shoulders back, open (c) arms tightly crossed (d) looking at the exit
19. 19.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) fiddling with a pen (c) open hands (d) swaying side to side
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) feet steady and apart (c) back to the audience (d) open hands
21. 21.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
22. 22.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
25. 25.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) distracting (b) helpful
26. 26.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) points to something
27. 27.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) matches your words (b) goes against words (c) hides your face (d) repeats nonstop
28. 28.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) slouching (c) facing the audience (d) open hands
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) calm, still feet (c) touching your hair a lot (d) standing tall
30. 30.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) distracting (b) helpful
32. 32.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) facing the audience (b) standing tall (c) swaying side to side (d) relaxed shoulders
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tapping your foot (b) calm, still feet (c) open hands (d) chin up
34. 34.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows a number
35. 35.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) natural gestures (c) feet steady and apart (d) standing tall
38. 38.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
39. 39.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) distracting (b) helpful
40. 40.True or false: “calm, still feet” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True

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