Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 446 · 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) natural gestures (b) relaxed shoulders (c) tapping your foot (d) facing the audience
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) arms crossed tightly (c) swaying side to side (d) chin up
3. 3.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) helpful (b) distracting
4. 4.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) helpful (b) distracting
5. 5.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) helpful (b) distracting
6. 6.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) helpful (b) distracting
7. 7.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) natural gestures (b) chin up (c) facing the audience (d) swaying side to side
8. 8.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) natural gestures (c) relaxed shoulders (d) open hands
9. 9.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) swaying side to side (c) slouching (d) calm, still feet
10. 10.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) points to something
11. 11.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) points to something
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) touching your hair a lot (c) back to the audience (d) arms crossed tightly
13. 13.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) tapping your foot (c) standing tall (d) arms crossed tightly
14. 14.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) in tight fists (b) behind your head (c) deep in your pockets (d) relaxed at your sides
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) arms crossed tightly (c) slouching (d) feet steady and apart
16. 16.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) helpful (b) distracting
17. 17.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) helpful (b) distracting
18. 18.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) hands deep in pockets (c) standing tall (d) facing the audience
19. 19.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) hunched and closed (b) looking at the exit (c) arms tightly crossed (d) shoulders back, open
20. 20.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) goes against words (b) hides your face (c) matches your words (d) repeats nonstop
21. 21.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) chin up (c) swaying side to side (d) slouching
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) arms crossed tightly (c) natural gestures (d) tapping your foot
23. 23.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) back to the audience (c) tapping your foot (d) hands deep in pockets
25. 25.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) distracting (b) helpful
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) calm, still feet (c) touching your hair a lot (d) tapping your foot
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) facing the audience (c) fiddling with a pen (d) slouching
28. 28.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
29. 29.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) relaxed shoulders (c) feet steady and apart (d) open hands
31. 31.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) leaning on one leg (b) swaying to and fro (c) hopping on the spot (d) tall, feet steady
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) natural gestures (c) calm, still feet (d) swaying side to side
33. 33.🙌 What does a fist raised in joy do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
34. 34.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) helpful (b) distracting
35. 35.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) calm, still feet (c) slouching (d) facing the audience
36. 36.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
37. 37.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) facing the audience (c) touching your hair a lot (d) tapping your foot
38. 38.True or false: “facing the audience” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows size
40. 40.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True

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