Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 291 · 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.True or false: “slouching” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) helpful (b) distracting
3. 3.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) points to something
4. 4.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) fiddling with a pen (c) relaxed shoulders (d) hands deep in pockets
6. 6.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) calm, still feet (c) hands deep in pockets (d) touching your hair a lot
7. 7.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “open hands” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) helpful (b) distracting
10. 10.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) helpful (b) distracting
11. 11.True or false: “chin up” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “slouching” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) natural gestures (c) touching your hair a lot (d) back to the audience
14. 14.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) helpful (b) distracting
15. 15.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) deep in your pockets (b) behind your head (c) relaxed at your sides (d) in tight fists
16. 16.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) natural gestures (c) open hands (d) arms crossed tightly
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) slouching (c) hands deep in pockets (d) fiddling with a pen
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) swaying side to side (c) chin up (d) arms crossed tightly
19. 19.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) distracting (b) helpful
20. 20.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) relaxed shoulders (c) tapping your foot (d) chin up
21. 21.True or false: “standing tall” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) arms crossed tightly (c) feet steady and apart (d) fiddling with a pen
24. 24.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
25. 25.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) cover it with a cloth (b) hold it up to show (c) keep it in your bag (d) hide it behind you
26. 26.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) helpful (b) distracting
27. 27.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
28. 28.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows size
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) standing tall (c) feet steady and apart (d) hands deep in pockets
30. 30.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) chin up (b) calm, still feet (c) facing the audience (d) swaying side to side
31. 31.🙌 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
32. 32.True or false: “swaying side to side” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) hides your face (b) repeats nonstop (c) matches your words (d) goes against words
34. 34.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) shoulders back, open (b) hunched and closed (c) looking at the exit (d) arms tightly crossed
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) back to the audience (c) fiddling with a pen (d) touching your hair a lot
36. 36.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a number
37. 37.True or false: “back to the audience” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) helpful (b) distracting
39. 39.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
40. 40.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True

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