Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 386 · 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: “chin up” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) facing the audience (c) natural gestures (d) fiddling with a pen
3. 3.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) hides your face (b) goes against words (c) matches your words (d) repeats nonstop
4. 4.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) helpful (b) distracting
5. 5.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
6. 6.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
7. 7.🎁 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
8. 8.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows a number
9. 9.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
10. 10.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) natural gestures (b) fiddling with a pen (c) hands deep in pockets (d) arms crossed tightly
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) hands deep in pockets (c) feet steady and apart (d) fiddling with a pen
12. 12.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
14. 14.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) feet steady and apart (c) chin up (d) fiddling with a pen
16. 16.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
17. 17.True or false: “facing the audience” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
19. 19.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) helpful (b) distracting
20. 20.True or false: “tapping your foot” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) arms crossed tightly (c) calm, still feet (d) fiddling with a pen
22. 22.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows size
23. 23.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) back to the audience (c) relaxed shoulders (d) tapping your foot
25. 25.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) distracting (b) helpful
26. 26.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) facing the audience (c) feet steady and apart (d) natural gestures
27. 27.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) fiddling with a pen (c) slouching (d) back to the audience
28. 28.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) leaning on one leg (b) hopping on the spot (c) tall, feet steady (d) swaying to and fro
29. 29.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) chin up (b) tapping your foot (c) slouching (d) arms crossed tightly
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) relaxed shoulders (c) swaying side to side (d) natural gestures
31. 31.True or false: “back to the audience” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) facing the audience (b) feet steady and apart (c) open hands (d) slouching
33. 33.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) in tight fists (b) deep in your pockets (c) behind your head (d) relaxed at your sides
34. 34.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) chin up (b) open hands (c) hands deep in pockets (d) calm, still feet
35. 35.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) helpful (b) distracting
36. 36.True or false: “swaying side to side” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) fiddling with a pen (c) chin up (d) tapping your foot
38. 38.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) helpful (b) distracting
39. 39.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) distracting (b) helpful

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