Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 326 · 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) helpful (b) distracting
2. 2.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) distracting (b) helpful
3. 3.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) matches your words (b) goes against words (c) repeats nonstop (d) hides your face
4. 4.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
5. 5.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) helpful (b) distracting
6. 6.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
7. 7.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “back to the audience” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) slouching (c) fiddling with a pen (d) calm, still feet
11. 11.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) points to something
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tapping your foot (b) slouching (c) natural gestures (d) back to the audience
13. 13.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) chin up (b) slouching (c) natural gestures (d) feet steady and apart
14. 14.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) distracting (b) helpful
15. 15.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) hands deep in pockets (c) open hands (d) calm, still feet
16. 16.🙌 What does a fist raised in joy do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows a number
17. 17.True or false: “back to the audience” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) shoulders back, open (b) arms tightly crossed (c) hunched and closed (d) looking at the exit
19. 19.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) open hands (b) swaying side to side (c) tapping your foot (d) slouching
20. 20.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) points to something
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) arms crossed tightly (c) hands deep in pockets (d) open hands
22. 22.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) in tight fists (b) behind your head (c) relaxed at your sides (d) deep in your pockets
23. 23.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) hands deep in pockets (c) chin up (d) slouching
24. 24.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows size
25. 25.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) chin up (b) relaxed shoulders (c) tapping your foot (d) standing tall
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) facing the audience (c) relaxed shoulders (d) open hands
27. 27.True or false: “slouching” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
29. 29.True or false: “standing tall” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
31. 31.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) helpful (b) distracting
32. 32.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) swaying side to side (c) natural gestures (d) standing tall
33. 33.True or false: “natural gestures” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🙌 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
35. 35.🧍 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
36. 36.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) distracting (b) helpful
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) tapping your foot (c) back to the audience (d) feet steady and apart
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) touching your hair a lot (c) relaxed shoulders (d) feet steady and apart
39. 39.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
40. 40.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) slouching (c) feet steady and apart (d) tapping your foot

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