Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 520 · 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.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) helpful (b) distracting
2. 2.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a number
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) natural gestures (c) calm, still feet (d) swaying side to side
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) fiddling with a pen (c) swaying side to side (d) feet steady and apart
6. 6.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) distracting (b) helpful
7. 7.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) deep in your pockets (b) behind your head (c) relaxed at your sides (d) in tight fists
8. 8.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) slouching (c) fiddling with a pen (d) relaxed shoulders
9. 9.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) helpful (b) distracting
10. 10.🙌 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
11. 11.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
12. 12.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) touching your hair a lot (c) open hands (d) tapping your foot
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) chin up (c) tapping your foot (d) open hands
14. 14.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
15. 15.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) helpful (b) distracting
16. 16.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
17. 17.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) natural gestures (b) open hands (c) calm, still feet (d) slouching
18. 18.True or false: “natural gestures” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) fiddling with a pen (c) hands deep in pockets (d) natural gestures
20. 20.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) natural gestures (b) open hands (c) back to the audience (d) feet steady and apart
21. 21.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) leaning on one leg (b) swaying to and fro (c) hopping on the spot (d) tall, feet steady
22. 22.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) distracting (b) helpful
23. 23.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) distracting (b) helpful
24. 24.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) helpful (b) distracting
25. 25.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) looking at the exit (b) shoulders back, open (c) arms tightly crossed (d) hunched and closed
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) standing tall (c) relaxed shoulders (d) open hands
27. 27.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) points to something
28. 28.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) distracting (b) helpful
29. 29.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) open hands (c) fiddling with a pen (d) chin up
30. 30.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows size
31. 31.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) hides your face (b) goes against words (c) matches your words (d) repeats nonstop
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) chin up (c) slouching (d) arms crossed tightly
33. 33.True or false: “natural gestures” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) shows size
35. 35.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) helpful (b) distracting
36. 36.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) natural gestures (c) fiddling with a pen (d) slouching
37. 37.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) facing the audience (c) standing tall (d) chin up
39. 39.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) calm, still feet (c) arms crossed tightly (d) back to the audience

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