Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 485 · 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 shows the audience you are confident? (a) hunched and closed (b) looking at the exit (c) arms tightly crossed (d) shoulders back, open
2. 2.🧍 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
3. 3.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) distracting (b) helpful
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) hands deep in pockets (c) standing tall (d) relaxed shoulders
5. 5.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
7. 7.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) slouching (b) standing tall (c) feet steady and apart (d) open hands
8. 8.True or false: “standing tall” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) helpful (b) distracting
10. 10.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) standing tall (c) natural gestures (d) open hands
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) chin up (c) calm, still feet (d) natural gestures
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) feet steady and apart (c) open hands (d) natural gestures
14. 14.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) facing the audience (b) natural gestures (c) standing tall (d) arms crossed tightly
15. 15.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) distracting (b) helpful
16. 16.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) points to something
17. 17.True or false: “tapping your foot” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “swaying side to side” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🙌 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
21. 21.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) hands deep in pockets (c) tapping your foot (d) standing tall
23. 23.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) feet steady and apart (c) tapping your foot (d) arms crossed tightly
24. 24.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a number
26. 26.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
27. 27.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) tall, feet steady (b) leaning on one leg (c) swaying to and fro (d) hopping on the spot
28. 28.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) chin up (c) fiddling with a pen (d) back to the audience
29. 29.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) feet steady and apart (c) natural gestures (d) facing the audience
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) facing the audience (c) back to the audience (d) fiddling with a pen
31. 31.True or false: “calm, still feet” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🙌 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
33. 33.True or false: “standing tall” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) touching your hair a lot (c) natural gestures (d) slouching
35. 35.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) chin up (b) natural gestures (c) open hands (d) hands deep in pockets
36. 36.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) helpful (b) distracting
37. 37.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) chin up (b) open hands (c) natural gestures (d) swaying side to side
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) open hands (c) tapping your foot (d) standing tall
39. 39.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) helpful (b) distracting
40. 40.True or false: “facing the audience” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True

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