Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 497 · 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) standing tall (b) tapping your foot (c) open hands (d) feet steady and apart
2. 2.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) chin up (c) standing tall (d) back to the audience
3. 3.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows size
4. 4.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) helpful (b) distracting
5. 5.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) distracting (b) helpful
6. 6.True or false: “calm, still feet” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “swaying side to side” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) feet steady and apart (c) back to the audience (d) relaxed shoulders
11. 11.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) natural gestures (c) facing the audience (d) arms crossed tightly
12. 12.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) shows size
13. 13.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) hide it behind you (b) hold it up to show (c) cover it with a cloth (d) keep it in your bag
14. 14.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
15. 15.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) tapping your foot (c) chin up (d) slouching
16. 16.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) feet steady and apart (c) hands deep in pockets (d) arms crossed tightly
17. 17.True or false: “calm, still feet” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) relaxed shoulders (c) chin up (d) slouching
20. 20.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
21. 21.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) chin up (b) standing tall (c) relaxed shoulders (d) slouching
22. 22.True or false: “chin up” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) swaying side to side (c) standing tall (d) feet steady and apart
27. 27.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) slouching (c) hands deep in pockets (d) open hands
28. 28.True or false: “natural gestures” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) natural gestures (c) relaxed shoulders (d) feet steady and apart
30. 30.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) hands deep in pockets (c) standing tall (d) fiddling with a pen
31. 31.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
32. 32.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) helpful (b) distracting
33. 33.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
34. 34.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) distracting (b) helpful
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tapping your foot (b) standing tall (c) touching your hair a lot (d) back to the audience
36. 36.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows a number
37. 37.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
38. 38.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) swaying side to side (c) standing tall (d) natural gestures
39. 39.True or false: “slouching” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) swaying side to side (c) feet steady and apart (d) hands deep in pockets

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