Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 364 · 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.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows size
2. 2.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) swaying side to side (c) fiddling with a pen (d) facing the audience
3. 3.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) helpful (b) distracting
4. 4.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) matches your words (b) hides your face (c) repeats nonstop (d) goes against words
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) tapping your foot (c) fiddling with a pen (d) swaying side to side
6. 6.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
8. 8.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) arms tightly crossed (b) hunched and closed (c) looking at the exit (d) shoulders back, open
9. 9.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) distracting (b) helpful
10. 10.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) behind your head (b) in tight fists (c) deep in your pockets (d) relaxed at your sides
11. 11.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) facing the audience (b) standing tall (c) chin up (d) back to the audience
12. 12.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) open hands (c) fiddling with a pen (d) standing tall
13. 13.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
14. 14.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
16. 16.🙌 What does a fist raised in joy do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows size
17. 17.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) distracting (b) helpful
18. 18.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) distracting (b) helpful
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) facing the audience (c) calm, still feet (d) slouching
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) touching your hair a lot (c) hands deep in pockets (d) back to the audience
21. 21.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) points to something
22. 22.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) natural gestures (b) back to the audience (c) arms crossed tightly (d) tapping your foot
23. 23.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) hands deep in pockets (c) back to the audience (d) swaying side to side
24. 24.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) tall, feet steady (b) leaning on one leg (c) swaying to and fro (d) hopping on the spot
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) calm, still feet (c) open hands (d) arms crossed tightly
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tapping your foot (b) touching your hair a lot (c) hands deep in pockets (d) open hands
27. 27.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) chin up (c) natural gestures (d) arms crossed tightly
28. 28.True or false: “natural gestures” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) open hands (c) chin up (d) touching your hair a lot
30. 30.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) chin up (c) fiddling with a pen (d) standing tall
32. 32.True or false: “chin up” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) facing the audience (c) slouching (d) natural gestures
35. 35.True or false: “back to the audience” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows a number
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) tapping your foot (c) chin up (d) hands deep in pockets
38. 38.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
39. 39.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
40. 40.True or false: “open hands” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False

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