Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 328 · 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: calm, still feet? (a) distracting (b) helpful
2. 2.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) shows a number
3. 3.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) distracting (b) helpful
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) relaxed shoulders (c) open hands (d) hands deep in pockets
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) feet steady and apart (c) swaying side to side (d) standing tall
6. 6.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) distracting (b) helpful
7. 7.True or false: “swaying side to side” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows size
9. 9.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) back to the audience (b) feet steady and apart (c) natural gestures (d) standing tall
10. 10.True or false: “open hands” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) distracting (b) helpful
12. 12.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) helpful (b) distracting
13. 13.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) distracting (b) helpful
14. 14.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) tapping your foot (c) standing tall (d) open hands
15. 15.🙌 What does a fist raised in joy do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
16. 16.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows size
17. 17.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) open hands (c) standing tall (d) slouching
19. 19.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) keep it in your bag (b) cover it with a cloth (c) hide it behind you (d) hold it up to show
20. 20.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) distracting (b) helpful
21. 21.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) matches your words (b) repeats nonstop (c) goes against words (d) hides your face
22. 22.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
23. 23.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) tapping your foot (c) feet steady and apart (d) hands deep in pockets
24. 24.True or false: “back to the audience” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) standing tall (c) facing the audience (d) relaxed shoulders
26. 26.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) natural gestures (c) arms crossed tightly (d) back to the audience
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) swaying side to side (c) hands deep in pockets (d) standing tall
28. 28.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) distracting (b) helpful
29. 29.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) helpful (b) distracting
30. 30.True or false: “standing tall” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧍 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
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) touching your hair a lot (c) standing tall (d) natural gestures
33. 33.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
34. 34.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) calm, still feet (c) open hands (d) slouching
35. 35.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) helpful (b) distracting
37. 37.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) feet steady and apart (c) standing tall (d) relaxed shoulders
38. 38.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) facing the audience (b) chin up (c) calm, still feet (d) hands deep in pockets
39. 39.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “tapping your foot” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True

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