Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 423 · 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: slouching? (a) distracting (b) helpful
2. 2.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) touching your hair a lot (c) slouching (d) standing tall
3. 3.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) in tight fists (b) relaxed at your sides (c) deep in your pockets (d) behind your head
5. 5.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
6. 6.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) fiddling with a pen (c) slouching (d) feet steady and apart
7. 7.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
8. 8.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows size
10. 10.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) distracting (b) helpful
11. 11.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) facing the audience (c) swaying side to side (d) hands deep in pockets
12. 12.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
13. 13.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
14. 14.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
15. 15.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) chin up (b) fiddling with a pen (c) hands deep in pockets (d) touching your hair a lot
16. 16.True or false: “chin up” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) fiddling with a pen (c) feet steady and apart (d) chin up
18. 18.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows size
19. 19.🙌 What does a fist raised in joy do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
20. 20.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
21. 21.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) chin up (c) hands deep in pockets (d) standing tall
22. 22.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) natural gestures (b) chin up (c) feet steady and apart (d) tapping your foot
23. 23.True or false: “open hands” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) facing the audience (b) slouching (c) standing tall (d) feet steady and apart
25. 25.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) hold it up to show (b) hide it behind you (c) keep it in your bag (d) cover it with a cloth
26. 26.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) facing the audience (c) swaying side to side (d) open hands
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) relaxed shoulders (c) back to the audience (d) touching your hair a lot
28. 28.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) distracting (b) helpful
29. 29.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) fiddling with a pen (c) hands deep in pockets (d) open hands
31. 31.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) distracting (b) helpful
32. 32.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) open hands (c) swaying side to side (d) chin up
34. 34.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) back to the audience (c) hands deep in pockets (d) open hands
35. 35.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
37. 37.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) repeats nonstop (b) hides your face (c) goes against words (d) matches your words
38. 38.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) distracting (b) helpful
39. 39.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
40. 40.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) points to something

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