Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 170 · 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 distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) open hands (c) touching your hair a lot (d) natural gestures
2. 2.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) helpful (b) distracting
3. 3.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) back to the audience (c) tapping your foot (d) open hands
4. 4.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) standing tall (c) slouching (d) open hands
5. 5.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a number
6. 6.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) in tight fists (b) relaxed at your sides (c) behind your head (d) deep in your pockets
7. 7.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) repeats nonstop (b) goes against words (c) matches your words (d) hides your face
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) fiddling with a pen (c) chin up (d) open hands
10. 10.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) helpful (b) distracting
11. 11.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
12. 12.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) looking at the exit (b) shoulders back, open (c) arms tightly crossed (d) hunched and closed
13. 13.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) hands deep in pockets (c) touching your hair a lot (d) arms crossed tightly
14. 14.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) tapping your foot (c) hands deep in pockets (d) slouching
15. 15.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) distracting (b) helpful
16. 16.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) chin up (c) tapping your foot (d) back to the audience
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) calm, still feet (c) slouching (d) swaying side to side
18. 18.True or false: “swaying side to side” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) back to the audience (c) facing the audience (d) slouching
20. 20.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) hold it up to show (b) hide it behind you (c) keep it in your bag (d) cover it with a cloth
21. 21.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) slouching (c) natural gestures (d) fiddling with a pen
22. 22.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) helpful (b) distracting
23. 23.True or false: “back to the audience” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) shows size
25. 25.🙌 What does a fist raised in joy do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows size
26. 26.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
27. 27.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) helpful (b) distracting
28. 28.True or false: “open hands” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) helpful (b) distracting
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) slouching (c) swaying side to side (d) back to the audience
31. 31.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
32. 32.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) swaying side to side (c) natural gestures (d) arms crossed tightly
34. 34.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows size
35. 35.True or false: “tapping your foot” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) tapping your foot (c) calm, still feet (d) open hands
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) calm, still feet (c) standing tall (d) open hands
38. 38.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) natural gestures (c) chin up (d) back to the audience
39. 39.🧍 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
40. 40.🙌 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

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