Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 185 · 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: slouching? (a) helpful (b) distracting
2. 2.True or false: “standing tall” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) matches your words (b) repeats nonstop (c) goes against words (d) hides your face
4. 4.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) tapping your foot (c) standing tall (d) fiddling with a pen
5. 5.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) distracting (b) helpful
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) tapping your foot (c) hands deep in pockets (d) slouching
7. 7.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) shoulders back, open (b) arms tightly crossed (c) hunched and closed (d) looking at the exit
9. 9.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) swaying to and fro (b) hopping on the spot (c) tall, feet steady (d) leaning on one leg
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) fiddling with a pen (c) hands deep in pockets (d) swaying side to side
11. 11.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) distracting (b) helpful
12. 12.True or false: “tapping your foot” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) facing the audience (c) standing tall (d) feet steady and apart
15. 15.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) points to something
17. 17.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
18. 18.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
19. 19.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) open hands (c) relaxed shoulders (d) swaying side to side
20. 20.True or false: “tapping your foot” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) back to the audience (b) open hands (c) relaxed shoulders (d) natural gestures
22. 22.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) helpful (b) distracting
23. 23.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a number
24. 24.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) open hands (b) fiddling with a pen (c) arms crossed tightly (d) swaying side to side
25. 25.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
26. 26.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows size
27. 27.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) relaxed shoulders (c) hands deep in pockets (d) tapping your foot
29. 29.True or false: “facing the audience” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) open hands (c) feet steady and apart (d) tapping your foot
31. 31.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) distracting (b) helpful
33. 33.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) standing tall (c) facing the audience (d) fiddling with a pen
35. 35.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) relaxed shoulders (c) facing the audience (d) slouching
36. 36.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) touching your hair a lot (c) calm, still feet (d) standing tall
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) open hands (c) relaxed shoulders (d) natural gestures
38. 38.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) distracting (b) helpful
39. 39.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
40. 40.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) back to the audience (c) facing the audience (d) arms crossed tightly

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