Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 176 · 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) natural gestures (b) feet steady and apart (c) facing the audience (d) slouching
2. 2.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) helpful (b) distracting
3. 3.🙌 What does a fist raised in joy do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) shows size
4. 4.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) tapping your foot (c) touching your hair a lot (d) hands deep in pockets
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) hands deep in pockets (c) touching your hair a lot (d) natural gestures
6. 6.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) arms crossed tightly (c) natural gestures (d) hands deep in pockets
7. 7.True or false: “tapping your foot” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) swaying to and fro (b) leaning on one leg (c) hopping on the spot (d) tall, feet steady
9. 9.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a number
10. 10.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) helpful (b) distracting
11. 11.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) back to the audience (c) fiddling with a pen (d) standing tall
13. 13.True or false: “open hands” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) in tight fists (b) behind your head (c) relaxed at your sides (d) deep in your pockets
15. 15.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) open hands (c) relaxed shoulders (d) natural gestures
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) feet steady and apart (c) swaying side to side (d) tapping your foot
17. 17.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) distracting (b) helpful
18. 18.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
20. 20.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) helpful (b) distracting
21. 21.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows a number
22. 22.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
23. 23.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) distracting (b) helpful
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) calm, still feet (c) fiddling with a pen (d) feet steady and apart
25. 25.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) facing the audience (c) touching your hair a lot (d) open hands
27. 27.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows size
28. 28.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
29. 29.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
30. 30.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) distracting (b) helpful
31. 31.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) arms tightly crossed (b) hunched and closed (c) shoulders back, open (d) looking at the exit
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) open hands (c) standing tall (d) arms crossed tightly
33. 33.True or false: “calm, still feet” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) facing the audience (c) swaying side to side (d) back to the audience
36. 36.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) relaxed shoulders (c) touching your hair a lot (d) slouching
37. 37.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) chin up (c) standing tall (d) calm, still feet
38. 38.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) chin up (c) back to the audience (d) open hands
39. 39.True or false: “swaying side to side” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) repeats nonstop (b) matches your words (c) goes against words (d) hides your face

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