Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 370 · 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 distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) calm, still feet (c) arms crossed tightly (d) chin up
2. 2.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) feet steady and apart (c) back to the audience (d) calm, still feet
3. 3.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) helpful (b) distracting
4. 4.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🎁 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
6. 6.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
7. 7.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) deep in your pockets (b) relaxed at your sides (c) behind your head (d) in tight fists
8. 8.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) points to something
9. 9.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) helpful (b) distracting
10. 10.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) tall, feet steady (b) swaying to and fro (c) leaning on one leg (d) hopping on the spot
11. 11.True or false: “standing tall” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) facing the audience (c) feet steady and apart (d) swaying side to side
13. 13.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
14. 14.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) arms crossed tightly (c) facing the audience (d) slouching
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) natural gestures (c) chin up (d) standing tall
16. 16.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a number
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) open hands (c) fiddling with a pen (d) slouching
18. 18.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) points to something
19. 19.True or false: “back to the audience” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) swaying side to side (c) feet steady and apart (d) slouching
21. 21.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) hands deep in pockets (c) standing tall (d) back to the audience
22. 22.🙌 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
23. 23.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) facing the audience (b) chin up (c) natural gestures (d) fiddling with a pen
24. 24.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) distracting (b) helpful
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tapping your foot (b) fiddling with a pen (c) feet steady and apart (d) slouching
26. 26.True or false: “natural gestures” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “chin up” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) natural gestures (c) back to the audience (d) chin up
29. 29.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) chin up (c) calm, still feet (d) hands deep in pockets
30. 30.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) helpful (b) distracting
31. 31.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) touching your hair a lot (c) natural gestures (d) back to the audience
32. 32.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) facing the audience (b) feet steady and apart (c) natural gestures (d) tapping your foot
33. 33.🙌 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
34. 34.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) helpful (b) distracting
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) arms crossed tightly (c) chin up (d) relaxed shoulders
36. 36.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) chin up (c) fiddling with a pen (d) slouching
37. 37.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) distracting (b) helpful
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) hands deep in pockets (c) calm, still feet (d) feet steady and apart
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) natural gestures (c) calm, still feet (d) facing the audience
40. 40.True or false: “chin up” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False

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