Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 161 · 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: standing tall? (a) distracting (b) helpful
2. 2.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) open hands (b) back to the audience (c) swaying side to side (d) touching your hair a lot
3. 3.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) distracting (b) helpful
4. 4.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) natural gestures (c) chin up (d) feet steady and apart
5. 5.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
6. 6.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) standing tall (b) slouching (c) back to the audience (d) tapping your foot
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) arms crossed tightly (c) slouching (d) relaxed shoulders
8. 8.🧍 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
9. 9.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
10. 10.True or false: “open hands” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) helpful (b) distracting
12. 12.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) deep in your pockets (b) behind your head (c) in tight fists (d) relaxed at your sides
13. 13.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) chin up (c) arms crossed tightly (d) fiddling with a pen
15. 15.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) fiddling with a pen (c) tapping your foot (d) natural gestures
16. 16.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) hands deep in pockets (c) calm, still feet (d) arms crossed tightly
17. 17.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
18. 18.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) distracting (b) helpful
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) facing the audience (c) hands deep in pockets (d) calm, still feet
20. 20.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows size
21. 21.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) helpful (b) distracting
22. 22.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) arms crossed tightly (c) facing the audience (d) back to the audience
24. 24.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) helpful (b) distracting
25. 25.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) feet steady and apart (c) slouching (d) tapping your foot
26. 26.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “open hands” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) touching your hair a lot (c) feet steady and apart (d) chin up
29. 29.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) shoulders back, open (b) arms tightly crossed (c) looking at the exit (d) hunched and closed
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) open hands (c) arms crossed tightly (d) chin up
31. 31.🙌 What does a fist raised in joy do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
32. 32.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows a number
33. 33.True or false: “slouching” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
35. 35.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) facing the audience (b) chin up (c) calm, still feet (d) arms crossed tightly
37. 37.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
39. 39.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) hands deep in pockets (c) swaying side to side (d) relaxed shoulders
40. 40.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True

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