Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 188 · 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: calm, still feet? (a) distracting (b) helpful
2. 2.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) helpful (b) distracting
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) arms crossed tightly (c) back to the audience (d) calm, still feet
4. 4.True or false: “natural gestures” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
6. 6.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) swaying to and fro (b) leaning on one leg (c) tall, feet steady (d) hopping on the spot
7. 7.🙌 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
8. 8.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) helpful (b) distracting
10. 10.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
11. 11.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) distracting (b) helpful
12. 12.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) standing tall (b) touching your hair a lot (c) tapping your foot (d) back to the audience
13. 13.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
14. 14.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) helpful (b) distracting
15. 15.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) hands deep in pockets (c) arms crossed tightly (d) relaxed shoulders
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) swaying side to side (c) facing the audience (d) chin up
18. 18.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows a number
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) back to the audience (c) fiddling with a pen (d) facing the audience
20. 20.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) slouching (c) open hands (d) facing the audience
22. 22.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
23. 23.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
24. 24.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) helpful (b) distracting
25. 25.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) repeats nonstop (b) hides your face (c) goes against words (d) matches your words
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) facing the audience (c) fiddling with a pen (d) chin up
27. 27.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) helpful (b) distracting
29. 29.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
30. 30.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) chin up (b) calm, still feet (c) swaying side to side (d) facing the audience
31. 31.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) tapping your foot (c) slouching (d) calm, still feet
32. 32.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) chin up (c) feet steady and apart (d) tapping your foot
33. 33.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) chin up (c) standing tall (d) feet steady and apart
34. 34.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) shoulders back, open (b) hunched and closed (c) looking at the exit (d) arms tightly crossed
35. 35.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) arms crossed tightly (c) touching your hair a lot (d) open hands
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) hands deep in pockets (c) tapping your foot (d) arms crossed tightly
37. 37.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) chin up (c) open hands (d) fiddling with a pen
39. 39.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) hands deep in pockets (c) slouching (d) feet steady and apart
40. 40.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False

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