Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 163 · 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 helpful body language? (a) open hands (b) fiddling with a pen (c) tapping your foot (d) swaying side to side
2. 2.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) points to something
3. 3.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) hunched and closed (b) shoulders back, open (c) looking at the exit (d) arms tightly crossed
4. 4.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) repeats nonstop (b) goes against words (c) hides your face (d) matches your words
5. 5.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) helpful (b) distracting
6. 6.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) swaying side to side (c) facing the audience (d) chin up
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) slouching (c) natural gestures (d) hands deep in pockets
8. 8.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) tall, feet steady (b) swaying to and fro (c) hopping on the spot (d) leaning on one leg
9. 9.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) facing the audience (b) slouching (c) open hands (d) calm, still feet
10. 10.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) distracting (b) helpful
11. 11.True or false: “chin up” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) open hands (c) slouching (d) standing tall
13. 13.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) open hands (c) hands deep in pockets (d) standing tall
15. 15.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) helpful (b) distracting
16. 16.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) distracting (b) helpful
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) facing the audience (c) standing tall (d) tapping your foot
18. 18.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
19. 19.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) deep in your pockets (b) relaxed at your sides (c) in tight fists (d) behind your head
20. 20.True or false: “natural gestures” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🙌 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
22. 22.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) standing tall (c) swaying side to side (d) touching your hair a lot
23. 23.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) helpful (b) distracting
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) chin up (c) facing the audience (d) feet steady and apart
25. 25.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) calm, still feet (c) arms crossed tightly (d) standing tall
28. 28.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) distracting (b) helpful
29. 29.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) distracting (b) helpful
30. 30.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) tapping your foot (c) touching your hair a lot (d) relaxed shoulders
31. 31.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) helpful (b) distracting
32. 32.True or false: “back to the audience” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) chin up (c) back to the audience (d) slouching
35. 35.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) natural gestures (b) tapping your foot (c) fiddling with a pen (d) slouching
36. 36.True or false: “back to the audience” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
38. 38.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) helpful (b) distracting
39. 39.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) slouching (c) tapping your foot (d) calm, still feet
40. 40.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows size

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