Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 494 · 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) chin up (b) arms crossed tightly (c) standing tall (d) facing the audience
2. 2.🙌 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
3. 3.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) distracting (b) helpful
4. 4.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) touching your hair a lot (c) natural gestures (d) tapping your foot
6. 6.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a number
7. 7.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a number
8. 8.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows size
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) slouching (c) chin up (d) calm, still feet
10. 10.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
12. 12.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a number
13. 13.🧍 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
14. 14.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tapping your foot (b) calm, still feet (c) arms crossed tightly (d) fiddling with a pen
16. 16.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) tapping your foot (c) standing tall (d) slouching
17. 17.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) points to something
18. 18.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) repeats nonstop (b) matches your words (c) goes against words (d) hides your face
19. 19.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) cover it with a cloth (b) keep it in your bag (c) hold it up to show (d) hide it behind you
20. 20.True or false: “back to the audience” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
22. 22.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “facing the audience” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) back to the audience (c) facing the audience (d) tapping your foot
25. 25.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) distracting (b) helpful
26. 26.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “natural gestures” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) touching your hair a lot (c) back to the audience (d) feet steady and apart
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) relaxed shoulders (c) calm, still feet (d) hands deep in pockets
30. 30.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) natural gestures (b) hands deep in pockets (c) facing the audience (d) feet steady and apart
31. 31.True or false: “chin up” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) looking at the exit (b) arms tightly crossed (c) hunched and closed (d) shoulders back, open
33. 33.True or false: “calm, still feet” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) relaxed at your sides (b) deep in your pockets (c) in tight fists (d) behind your head
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) slouching (c) back to the audience (d) hands deep in pockets
36. 36.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “open hands” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) points to something
39. 39.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows size
40. 40.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) distracting (b) helpful

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