Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 218 · 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: arms crossed tightly? (a) distracting (b) helpful
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) facing the audience (c) relaxed shoulders (d) fiddling with a pen
3. 3.True or false: “facing the audience” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) calm, still feet (c) chin up (d) arms crossed tightly
5. 5.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) natural gestures (b) feet steady and apart (c) standing tall (d) tapping your foot
6. 6.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
7. 7.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a number
9. 9.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) chin up (b) facing the audience (c) arms crossed tightly (d) calm, still feet
10. 10.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) helpful (b) distracting
11. 11.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) distracting (b) helpful
12. 12.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
13. 13.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) distracting (b) helpful
15. 15.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
16. 16.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
17. 17.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) arms tightly crossed (b) looking at the exit (c) hunched and closed (d) shoulders back, open
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) hands deep in pockets (c) arms crossed tightly (d) open hands
19. 19.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) relaxed shoulders (c) hands deep in pockets (d) calm, still feet
21. 21.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) natural gestures (b) open hands (c) calm, still feet (d) swaying side to side
22. 22.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) tall, feet steady (b) hopping on the spot (c) leaning on one leg (d) swaying to and fro
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tapping your foot (b) calm, still feet (c) natural gestures (d) relaxed shoulders
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) natural gestures (c) back to the audience (d) hands deep in pockets
25. 25.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) shows a number
26. 26.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) back to the audience (c) standing tall (d) fiddling with a pen
27. 27.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows a number
28. 28.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) helpful (b) distracting
29. 29.True or false: “chin up” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “standing tall” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “natural gestures” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) hides your face (b) goes against words (c) repeats nonstop (d) matches your words
33. 33.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
35. 35.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) helpful (b) distracting
36. 36.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) facing the audience (b) standing tall (c) calm, still feet (d) slouching
37. 37.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) facing the audience (b) open hands (c) chin up (d) fiddling with a pen
38. 38.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) natural gestures (b) fiddling with a pen (c) tapping your foot (d) slouching
39. 39.True or false: “tapping your foot” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows a number

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