Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 510 · 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.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) matches your words (b) repeats nonstop (c) goes against words (d) hides your face
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) calm, still feet (c) back to the audience (d) standing tall
4. 4.🙌 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
5. 5.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) chin up (c) feet steady and apart (d) tapping your foot
6. 6.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) calm, still feet (c) natural gestures (d) open hands
7. 7.True or false: “natural gestures” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) hide it behind you (b) keep it in your bag (c) cover it with a cloth (d) hold it up to show
9. 9.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧍 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
11. 11.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) distracting (b) helpful
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.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
14. 14.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) swaying side to side (c) open hands (d) arms crossed tightly
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) swaying side to side (c) fiddling with a pen (d) standing tall
16. 16.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) distracting (b) helpful
17. 17.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
18. 18.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) chin up (b) touching your hair a lot (c) calm, still feet (d) relaxed shoulders
19. 19.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) looking at the exit (b) arms tightly crossed (c) hunched and closed (d) shoulders back, open
20. 20.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) touching your hair a lot (c) swaying side to side (d) calm, still feet
21. 21.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) slouching (b) open hands (c) standing tall (d) relaxed shoulders
22. 22.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
23. 23.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) distracting (b) helpful
24. 24.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) tapping your foot (c) chin up (d) arms crossed tightly
25. 25.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) tapping your foot (c) standing tall (d) swaying side to side
26. 26.True or false: “calm, still feet” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) tapping your foot (c) fiddling with a pen (d) swaying side to side
28. 28.True or false: “tapping your foot” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) swaying side to side (c) hands deep in pockets (d) feet steady and apart
30. 30.True or false: “slouching” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) distracting (b) helpful
32. 32.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) distracting (b) helpful
33. 33.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) chin up (b) open hands (c) facing the audience (d) swaying side to side
34. 34.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) points to something
35. 35.True or false: “chin up” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) relaxed shoulders (c) back to the audience (d) fiddling with a pen
37. 37.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) feet steady and apart (c) arms crossed tightly (d) calm, still feet
38. 38.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) natural gestures (b) calm, still feet (c) open hands (d) back to the audience
39. 39.True or false: “open hands” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) hands deep in pockets (c) natural gestures (d) touching your hair a lot

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