Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 226 · 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: fiddling with a pen? (a) helpful (b) distracting
2. 2.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) chin up (b) slouching (c) natural gestures (d) feet steady and apart
3. 3.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) relaxed at your sides (b) behind your head (c) deep in your pockets (d) in tight fists
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) hands deep in pockets (c) calm, still feet (d) arms crossed tightly
5. 5.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) hunched and closed (b) arms tightly crossed (c) looking at the exit (d) shoulders back, open
6. 6.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) distracting (b) helpful
7. 7.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) facing the audience (c) open hands (d) swaying side to side
8. 8.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
9. 9.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) helpful (b) distracting
10. 10.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) feet steady and apart (c) swaying side to side (d) calm, still feet
12. 12.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) feet steady and apart (c) relaxed shoulders (d) calm, still feet
14. 14.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) helpful (b) distracting
15. 15.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) helpful (b) distracting
16. 16.True or false: “calm, still feet” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) tapping your foot (c) swaying side to side (d) open hands
18. 18.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) keep it in your bag (b) hold it up to show (c) hide it behind you (d) cover it with a cloth
19. 19.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
20. 20.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
21. 21.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows size
22. 22.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) natural gestures (b) facing the audience (c) arms crossed tightly (d) chin up
23. 23.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) distracting (b) helpful
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) open hands (c) tapping your foot (d) standing tall
25. 25.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) relaxed shoulders (c) hands deep in pockets (d) standing tall
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) tapping your foot (c) arms crossed tightly (d) hands deep in pockets
28. 28.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) distracting (b) helpful
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) chin up (c) calm, still feet (d) back to the audience
30. 30.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
31. 31.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) swaying side to side (c) touching your hair a lot (d) facing the audience
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) chin up (c) feet steady and apart (d) slouching
33. 33.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) helpful (b) distracting
34. 34.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) hopping on the spot (b) swaying to and fro (c) leaning on one leg (d) tall, feet steady
36. 36.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) shows size
37. 37.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) relaxed shoulders (c) slouching (d) tapping your foot
38. 38.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
39. 39.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) standing tall (b) swaying side to side (c) hands deep in pockets (d) arms crossed tightly
40. 40.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True

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