Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 449 · 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.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) relaxed at your sides (b) in tight fists (c) deep in your pockets (d) behind your head
2. 2.🙌 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
3. 3.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) looking at the exit (b) arms tightly crossed (c) hunched and closed (d) shoulders back, open
4. 4.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) arms crossed tightly (c) relaxed shoulders (d) fiddling with a pen
5. 5.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
6. 6.True or false: “slouching” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) natural gestures (b) feet steady and apart (c) relaxed shoulders (d) touching your hair a lot
8. 8.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) facing the audience (c) slouching (d) fiddling with a pen
9. 9.True or false: “chin up” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows a number
11. 11.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) helpful (b) distracting
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) tapping your foot (c) swaying side to side (d) chin up
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) tapping your foot (c) touching your hair a lot (d) relaxed shoulders
14. 14.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) open hands (c) standing tall (d) hands deep in pockets
16. 16.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) leaning on one leg (b) hopping on the spot (c) swaying to and fro (d) tall, feet steady
17. 17.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) distracting (b) helpful
18. 18.True or false: “natural gestures” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
20. 20.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) slouching (b) facing the audience (c) natural gestures (d) feet steady and apart
21. 21.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) helpful (b) distracting
22. 22.True or false: “slouching” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “open hands” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) back to the audience (c) relaxed shoulders (d) standing tall
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) standing tall (c) chin up (d) touching your hair a lot
27. 27.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) distracting (b) helpful
28. 28.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) natural gestures (c) arms crossed tightly (d) standing tall
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) standing tall (c) feet steady and apart (d) swaying side to side
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) facing the audience (c) tapping your foot (d) natural gestures
32. 32.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) feet steady and apart (c) swaying side to side (d) relaxed shoulders
33. 33.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) facing the audience (c) standing tall (d) fiddling with a pen
34. 34.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) open hands (c) swaying side to side (d) fiddling with a pen
35. 35.True or false: “natural gestures” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) fiddling with a pen (c) chin up (d) swaying side to side
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) calm, still feet (c) natural gestures (d) slouching
38. 38.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) helpful (b) distracting
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) open hands (c) feet steady and apart (d) fiddling with a pen
40. 40.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) matches your words (b) hides your face (c) goes against words (d) repeats nonstop

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