Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 211 · 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) hands deep in pockets (b) swaying side to side (c) slouching (d) natural gestures
2. 2.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) helpful (b) distracting
3. 3.🙌 What does a fist raised in joy do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a number
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) slouching (c) arms crossed tightly (d) natural gestures
5. 5.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) matches your words (b) repeats nonstop (c) goes against words (d) hides your face
6. 6.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) tapping your foot (c) relaxed shoulders (d) hands deep in pockets
7. 7.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) helpful (b) distracting
9. 9.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
10. 10.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) in tight fists (b) deep in your pockets (c) relaxed at your sides (d) behind your head
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) arms crossed tightly (c) chin up (d) fiddling with a pen
12. 12.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) distracting (b) helpful
13. 13.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) touching your hair a lot (c) chin up (d) back to the audience
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) slouching (c) standing tall (d) touching your hair a lot
15. 15.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) standing tall (c) relaxed shoulders (d) feet steady and apart
16. 16.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) distracting (b) helpful
17. 17.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) back to the audience (c) hands deep in pockets (d) facing the audience
18. 18.True or false: “slouching” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) distracting (b) helpful
20. 20.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) distracting (b) helpful
21. 21.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) standing tall (c) arms crossed tightly (d) slouching
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) fiddling with a pen (c) chin up (d) open hands
23. 23.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) back to the audience (c) arms crossed tightly (d) swaying side to side
24. 24.True or false: “standing tall” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) natural gestures (c) open hands (d) standing tall
26. 26.True or false: “calm, still feet” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
28. 28.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
29. 29.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) fiddling with a pen (c) swaying side to side (d) feet steady and apart
30. 30.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) distracting (b) helpful
31. 31.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) feet steady and apart (c) back to the audience (d) calm, still feet
32. 32.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows size
33. 33.True or false: “natural gestures” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) shows size
35. 35.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) relaxed shoulders (c) feet steady and apart (d) chin up
38. 38.True or false: “tapping your foot” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “slouching” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “natural gestures” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True

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