Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 235 · 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) distracting (b) helpful
2. 2.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) hands deep in pockets (c) feet steady and apart (d) natural gestures
3. 3.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) chin up (b) facing the audience (c) calm, still feet (d) tapping your foot
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) relaxed shoulders (c) calm, still feet (d) facing the audience
5. 5.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
6. 6.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) distracting (b) helpful
7. 7.True or false: “back to the audience” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) distracting (b) helpful
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) fiddling with a pen (c) back to the audience (d) hands deep in pockets
10. 10.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) points to something
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) natural gestures (c) standing tall (d) open hands
12. 12.🙌 What does a fist raised in joy do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
13. 13.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) fiddling with a pen (c) back to the audience (d) swaying side to side
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) arms crossed tightly (c) chin up (d) tapping your foot
15. 15.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) points to something
17. 17.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
18. 18.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) back to the audience (b) open hands (c) relaxed shoulders (d) standing tall
19. 19.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) distracting (b) helpful
20. 20.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) facing the audience (c) relaxed shoulders (d) standing tall
21. 21.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
22. 22.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) facing the audience (c) touching your hair a lot (d) chin up
23. 23.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
24. 24.True or false: “natural gestures” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
26. 26.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows size
27. 27.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) deep in your pockets (b) in tight fists (c) relaxed at your sides (d) behind your head
28. 28.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
29. 29.True or false: “open hands” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) distracting (b) helpful
31. 31.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) back to the audience (c) chin up (d) hands deep in pockets
32. 32.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) goes against words (b) matches your words (c) repeats nonstop (d) hides your face
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) chin up (c) calm, still feet (d) arms crossed tightly
34. 34.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) back to the audience (c) slouching (d) calm, still feet
35. 35.True or false: “calm, still feet” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
37. 37.🙌 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
38. 38.True or false: “tapping your foot” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) back to the audience (c) touching your hair a lot (d) facing the audience
40. 40.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) open hands (c) arms crossed tightly (d) swaying side to side

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