Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 252 · 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) touching your hair a lot (b) hands deep in pockets (c) arms crossed tightly (d) chin up
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) calm, still feet (c) touching your hair a lot (d) chin up
3. 3.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) deep in your pockets (b) behind your head (c) in tight fists (d) relaxed at your sides
4. 4.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) helpful (b) distracting
5. 5.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) shows size
6. 6.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) open hands (c) feet steady and apart (d) natural gestures
7. 7.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) helpful (b) distracting
8. 8.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) goes against words (b) repeats nonstop (c) matches your words (d) hides your face
9. 9.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) helpful (b) distracting
10. 10.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
11. 11.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
12. 12.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) cover it with a cloth (b) hide it behind you (c) hold it up to show (d) keep it in your bag
13. 13.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) fiddling with a pen (c) touching your hair a lot (d) natural gestures
14. 14.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) helpful (b) distracting
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) facing the audience (c) swaying side to side (d) relaxed shoulders
16. 16.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) feet steady and apart (c) calm, still feet (d) standing tall
17. 17.True or false: “slouching” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) facing the audience (c) standing tall (d) slouching
19. 19.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) arms tightly crossed (b) looking at the exit (c) hunched and closed (d) shoulders back, open
20. 20.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) tall, feet steady (b) swaying to and fro (c) hopping on the spot (d) leaning on one leg
21. 21.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) helpful (b) distracting
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) chin up (c) swaying side to side (d) fiddling with a pen
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) tapping your foot (c) relaxed shoulders (d) back to the audience
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) feet steady and apart (c) hands deep in pockets (d) touching your hair a lot
25. 25.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) points to something
28. 28.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
30. 30.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) facing the audience (c) hands deep in pockets (d) natural gestures
31. 31.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a number
32. 32.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
33. 33.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “calm, still feet” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
37. 37.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) arms crossed tightly (c) hands deep in pockets (d) feet steady and apart
38. 38.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) points to something
39. 39.True or false: “facing the audience” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) distracting (b) helpful

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