Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 495 · 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) slouching (b) standing tall (c) facing the audience (d) calm, still feet
2. 2.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) calm, still feet (c) feet steady and apart (d) arms crossed tightly
3. 3.True or false: “standing tall” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
5. 5.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) open hands (c) natural gestures (d) tapping your foot
7. 7.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) distracting (b) helpful
8. 8.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) hides your face (b) repeats nonstop (c) goes against words (d) matches your words
9. 9.True or false: “back to the audience” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) relaxed shoulders (c) tapping your foot (d) feet steady and apart
11. 11.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) tapping your foot (c) touching your hair a lot (d) feet steady and apart
12. 12.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) calm, still feet (c) hands deep in pockets (d) relaxed shoulders
14. 14.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) looking at the exit (b) arms tightly crossed (c) hunched and closed (d) shoulders back, open
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) back to the audience (c) calm, still feet (d) standing tall
16. 16.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) chin up (b) hands deep in pockets (c) standing tall (d) relaxed shoulders
17. 17.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) slouching (c) arms crossed tightly (d) feet steady and apart
19. 19.True or false: “tapping your foot” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
21. 21.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) helpful (b) distracting
22. 22.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) open hands (b) fiddling with a pen (c) tapping your foot (d) back to the audience
23. 23.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) tapping your foot (c) back to the audience (d) fiddling with a pen
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) calm, still feet (c) feet steady and apart (d) swaying side to side
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) swaying side to side (c) hands deep in pockets (d) natural gestures
26. 26.True or false: “chin up” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) helpful (b) distracting
28. 28.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) in tight fists (b) deep in your pockets (c) relaxed at your sides (d) behind your head
29. 29.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) distracting (b) helpful
31. 31.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) back to the audience (c) natural gestures (d) slouching
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) standing tall (c) arms crossed tightly (d) touching your hair a lot
33. 33.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
34. 34.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) leaning on one leg (b) hopping on the spot (c) tall, feet steady (d) swaying to and fro
35. 35.True or false: “slouching” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) distracting (b) helpful
37. 37.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) slouching (c) chin up (d) hands deep in pockets
38. 38.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
40. 40.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a number

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