Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 448 · 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) feet steady and apart (b) tapping your foot (c) calm, still feet (d) open hands
2. 2.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) helpful (b) distracting
3. 3.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) helpful (b) distracting
4. 4.True or false: “swaying side to side” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) relaxed shoulders (c) open hands (d) back to the audience
6. 6.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) natural gestures (b) touching your hair a lot (c) back to the audience (d) fiddling with a pen
7. 7.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) helpful (b) distracting
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) feet steady and apart (c) slouching (d) arms crossed tightly
9. 9.True or false: “standing tall” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) touching your hair a lot (c) standing tall (d) hands deep in pockets
11. 11.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) repeats nonstop (b) hides your face (c) goes against words (d) matches your words
12. 12.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) natural gestures (b) slouching (c) relaxed shoulders (d) feet steady and apart
13. 13.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
14. 14.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) distracting (b) helpful
15. 15.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) relaxed shoulders (c) chin up (d) swaying side to side
16. 16.🙌 What does a fist raised in joy do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
17. 17.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) points to something
18. 18.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
19. 19.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) facing the audience (b) fiddling with a pen (c) touching your hair a lot (d) hands deep in pockets
20. 20.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
21. 21.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a number
22. 22.True or false: “back to the audience” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “natural gestures” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
25. 25.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) behind your head (b) in tight fists (c) deep in your pockets (d) relaxed at your sides
27. 27.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) distracting (b) helpful
28. 28.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) hide it behind you (b) cover it with a cloth (c) keep it in your bag (d) hold it up to show
29. 29.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
30. 30.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) distracting (b) helpful
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) relaxed shoulders (c) slouching (d) open hands
32. 32.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
33. 33.True or false: “open hands” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
35. 35.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) points to something
36. 36.True or false: “facing the audience” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “slouching” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “facing the audience” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) calm, still feet (c) hands deep in pockets (d) back to the audience

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