Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 440 · 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) facing the audience (b) relaxed shoulders (c) open hands (d) tapping your foot
2. 2.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
3. 3.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
4. 4.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) behind your head (b) deep in your pockets (c) relaxed at your sides (d) in tight fists
5. 5.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) distracting (b) helpful
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) natural gestures (c) hands deep in pockets (d) relaxed shoulders
7. 7.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) relaxed shoulders (c) hands deep in pockets (d) touching your hair a lot
9. 9.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) arms crossed tightly (c) tapping your foot (d) touching your hair a lot
10. 10.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) fiddling with a pen (c) facing the audience (d) hands deep in pockets
11. 11.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) leaning on one leg (b) tall, feet steady (c) hopping on the spot (d) swaying to and fro
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) natural gestures (c) slouching (d) open hands
13. 13.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) distracting (b) helpful
14. 14.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) back to the audience (c) arms crossed tightly (d) standing tall
15. 15.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
17. 17.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
18. 18.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
19. 19.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) helpful (b) distracting
21. 21.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) distracting (b) helpful
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) natural gestures (c) swaying side to side (d) slouching
23. 23.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) distracting (b) helpful
24. 24.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) swaying side to side (c) relaxed shoulders (d) standing tall
25. 25.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) shows size
26. 26.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) relaxed shoulders (c) tapping your foot (d) swaying side to side
27. 27.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
28. 28.True or false: “back to the audience” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) calm, still feet (c) swaying side to side (d) hands deep in pockets
30. 30.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) feet steady and apart (c) relaxed shoulders (d) natural gestures
31. 31.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) goes against words (b) repeats nonstop (c) hides your face (d) matches your words
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) fiddling with a pen (c) back to the audience (d) standing tall
33. 33.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
34. 34.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) keep it in your bag (b) hide it behind you (c) cover it with a cloth (d) hold it up to show
35. 35.True or false: “standing tall” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) helpful (b) distracting
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) relaxed shoulders (c) tapping your foot (d) chin up
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) natural gestures (c) chin up (d) touching your hair a lot
39. 39.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) points to something
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tapping your foot (b) arms crossed tightly (c) calm, still feet (d) back to the audience

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