Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 415 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) back to the audience (c) chin up (d) facing the audience
2. 2.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) helpful (b) distracting
3. 3.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) distracting (b) helpful
4. 4.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) distracting (b) helpful
5. 5.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) distracting (b) helpful
7. 7.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
8. 8.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) shows a number
9. 9.🙌 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
10. 10.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) fiddling with a pen (c) swaying side to side (d) feet steady and apart
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) back to the audience (c) natural gestures (d) tapping your foot
12. 12.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
13. 13.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) chin up (b) calm, still feet (c) standing tall (d) back to the audience
14. 14.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) feet steady and apart (c) relaxed shoulders (d) natural gestures
15. 15.True or false: “tapping your foot” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) slouching (c) calm, still feet (d) feet steady and apart
17. 17.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) calm, still feet (c) tapping your foot (d) touching your hair a lot
18. 18.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) facing the audience (c) arms crossed tightly (d) slouching
19. 19.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) chin up (c) touching your hair a lot (d) swaying side to side
20. 20.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) distracting (b) helpful
21. 21.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) distracting (b) helpful
22. 22.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) hunched and closed (b) looking at the exit (c) arms tightly crossed (d) shoulders back, open
23. 23.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) standing tall (c) calm, still feet (d) arms crossed tightly
24. 24.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) helpful (b) distracting
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) open hands (c) relaxed shoulders (d) standing tall
26. 26.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) facing the audience (c) chin up (d) natural gestures
27. 27.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) shows a number
28. 28.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) helpful (b) distracting
29. 29.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows size
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) standing tall (c) swaying side to side (d) feet steady and apart
31. 31.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) distracting (b) helpful
32. 32.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “back to the audience” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) calm, still feet (c) relaxed shoulders (d) tapping your foot
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) arms crossed tightly (c) back to the audience (d) fiddling with a pen
36. 36.🧍 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
37. 37.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
38. 38.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) touching your hair a lot (c) swaying side to side (d) natural gestures
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tapping your foot (b) standing tall (c) slouching (d) fiddling with a pen
40. 40.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) relaxed shoulders (c) open hands (d) calm, still feet

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