Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 439 · 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 helpful body language? (a) chin up (b) swaying side to side (c) arms crossed tightly (d) fiddling with a pen
2. 2.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) helpful (b) distracting
3. 3.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) distracting (b) helpful
4. 4.True or false: “calm, still feet” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) slouching (c) tapping your foot (d) calm, still feet
6. 6.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) chin up (c) facing the audience (d) feet steady and apart
7. 7.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) arms tightly crossed (b) looking at the exit (c) shoulders back, open (d) hunched and closed
8. 8.True or false: “calm, still feet” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
11. 11.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) relaxed at your sides (b) behind your head (c) in tight fists (d) deep in your pockets
12. 12.True or false: “open hands” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
14. 14.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) distracting (b) helpful
15. 15.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) tapping your foot (c) hands deep in pockets (d) open hands
16. 16.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) distracting (b) helpful
17. 17.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows a number
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) chin up (c) tapping your foot (d) touching your hair a lot
20. 20.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) points to something
22. 22.True or false: “standing tall” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🙌 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
24. 24.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) relaxed shoulders (c) slouching (d) tapping your foot
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) standing tall (c) tapping your foot (d) relaxed shoulders
27. 27.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
28. 28.🙌 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
29. 29.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) slouching (c) feet steady and apart (d) hands deep in pockets
30. 30.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) chin up (c) slouching (d) standing tall
31. 31.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
32. 32.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
33. 33.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) calm, still feet (c) natural gestures (d) arms crossed tightly
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) touching your hair a lot (c) arms crossed tightly (d) feet steady and apart
35. 35.True or false: “chin up” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) helpful (b) distracting
37. 37.True or false: “tapping your foot” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) feet steady and apart (c) facing the audience (d) swaying side to side
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) facing the audience (c) open hands (d) relaxed shoulders
40. 40.True or false: “facing the audience” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False

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