Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 465 · 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.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) hopping on the spot (b) leaning on one leg (c) swaying to and fro (d) tall, feet steady
2. 2.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) helpful (b) distracting
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) arms crossed tightly (c) touching your hair a lot (d) standing tall
4. 4.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
5. 5.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
6. 6.True or false: “standing tall” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) arms crossed tightly (c) natural gestures (d) back to the audience
8. 8.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) cover it with a cloth (b) keep it in your bag (c) hide it behind you (d) hold it up to show
9. 9.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows a number
10. 10.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) relaxed shoulders (c) facing the audience (d) fiddling with a pen
11. 11.🙌 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
12. 12.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) helpful (b) distracting
13. 13.True or false: “tapping your foot” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “swaying side to side” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) shows a number
16. 16.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) touching your hair a lot (c) standing tall (d) arms crossed tightly
17. 17.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) slouching (c) back to the audience (d) facing the audience
18. 18.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) touching your hair a lot (c) calm, still feet (d) back to the audience
19. 19.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
20. 20.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) open hands (b) arms crossed tightly (c) touching your hair a lot (d) hands deep in pockets
21. 21.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
22. 22.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) hunched and closed (b) arms tightly crossed (c) looking at the exit (d) shoulders back, open
23. 23.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) distracting (b) helpful
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) touching your hair a lot (c) back to the audience (d) fiddling with a pen
25. 25.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) natural gestures (b) feet steady and apart (c) facing the audience (d) touching your hair a lot
26. 26.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) in tight fists (b) relaxed at your sides (c) behind your head (d) deep in your pockets
27. 27.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) helpful (b) distracting
28. 28.True or false: “natural gestures” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) calm, still feet (c) hands deep in pockets (d) relaxed shoulders
30. 30.True or false: “open hands” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) helpful (b) distracting
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) open hands (c) tapping your foot (d) calm, still feet
33. 33.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) goes against words (b) repeats nonstop (c) matches your words (d) hides your face
34. 34.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
35. 35.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) facing the audience (c) chin up (d) natural gestures
36. 36.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) chin up (b) hands deep in pockets (c) standing tall (d) facing the audience
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) fiddling with a pen (c) arms crossed tightly (d) open hands
38. 38.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) slouching (b) relaxed shoulders (c) chin up (d) feet steady and apart
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) swaying side to side (c) slouching (d) back to the audience
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) touching your hair a lot (c) calm, still feet (d) slouching

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