Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 518 · 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 helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) tapping your foot (c) open hands (d) touching your hair a lot
2. 2.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) distracting (b) helpful
3. 3.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) behind your head (b) relaxed at your sides (c) deep in your pockets (d) in tight fists
4. 4.True or false: “tapping your foot” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) tall, feet steady (b) leaning on one leg (c) hopping on the spot (d) swaying to and fro
6. 6.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) helpful (b) distracting
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) natural gestures (c) standing tall (d) chin up
8. 8.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) slouching (c) swaying side to side (d) standing tall
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tapping your foot (b) touching your hair a lot (c) chin up (d) hands deep in pockets
10. 10.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) helpful (b) distracting
11. 11.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) facing the audience (c) relaxed shoulders (d) standing tall
12. 12.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) keep it in your bag (b) cover it with a cloth (c) hold it up to show (d) hide it behind you
13. 13.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) natural gestures (b) standing tall (c) slouching (d) open hands
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tapping your foot (b) hands deep in pockets (c) touching your hair a lot (d) standing tall
15. 15.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
16. 16.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) feet steady and apart (c) chin up (d) back to the audience
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) fiddling with a pen (c) feet steady and apart (d) facing the audience
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) arms crossed tightly (c) open hands (d) touching your hair a lot
19. 19.🙌 What does a fist raised in joy do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows size
20. 20.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) back to the audience (c) chin up (d) fiddling with a pen
21. 21.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) matches your words (b) hides your face (c) repeats nonstop (d) goes against words
22. 22.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
23. 23.True or false: “standing tall” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) helpful (b) distracting
25. 25.🙌 What does pointing at the slide 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: chin up? (a) helpful (b) distracting
27. 27.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) distracting (b) helpful
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) tapping your foot (c) back to the audience (d) natural gestures
29. 29.True or false: “open hands” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) looking at the exit (b) arms tightly crossed (c) hunched and closed (d) shoulders back, open
31. 31.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows a number
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) slouching (c) open hands (d) feet steady and apart
33. 33.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) chin up (b) relaxed shoulders (c) swaying side to side (d) calm, still feet
34. 34.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) touching your hair a lot (c) arms crossed tightly (d) relaxed shoulders
35. 35.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) fiddling with a pen (c) arms crossed tightly (d) feet steady and apart
36. 36.True or false: “back to the audience” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) relaxed shoulders (c) chin up (d) open hands
38. 38.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) standing tall (c) chin up (d) feet steady and apart
39. 39.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
40. 40.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False

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