Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 530 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) natural gestures (c) feet steady and apart (d) hands deep in pockets
2. 2.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) helpful (b) distracting
3. 3.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
4. 4.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) open hands (c) swaying side to side (d) calm, still feet
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) feet steady and apart (c) hands deep in pockets (d) swaying side to side
6. 6.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) facing the audience (b) open hands (c) tapping your foot (d) standing tall
7. 7.True or false: “tapping your foot” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) helpful (b) distracting
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) chin up (c) arms crossed tightly (d) fiddling with a pen
10. 10.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows a number
11. 11.True or false: “calm, still feet” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) open hands (b) back to the audience (c) slouching (d) fiddling with a pen
13. 13.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) helpful (b) distracting
14. 14.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) helpful (b) distracting
15. 15.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) deep in your pockets (b) in tight fists (c) relaxed at your sides (d) behind your head
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) feet steady and apart (c) relaxed shoulders (d) touching your hair a lot
17. 17.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) matches your words (b) hides your face (c) repeats nonstop (d) goes against words
18. 18.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) helpful (b) distracting
19. 19.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) tapping your foot (c) swaying side to side (d) back to the audience
21. 21.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
23. 23.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) tall, feet steady (b) leaning on one leg (c) swaying to and fro (d) hopping on the spot
24. 24.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tapping your foot (b) swaying side to side (c) hands deep in pockets (d) natural gestures
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) tapping your foot (c) slouching (d) hands deep in pockets
27. 27.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) back to the audience (c) natural gestures (d) hands deep in pockets
28. 28.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) hands deep in pockets (c) relaxed shoulders (d) swaying side to side
30. 30.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
31. 31.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) feet steady and apart (c) swaying side to side (d) hands deep in pockets
32. 32.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) calm, still feet (c) open hands (d) back to the audience
33. 33.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
34. 34.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) helpful (b) distracting
35. 35.🙌 What does a fist raised in joy do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
36. 36.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows a number
37. 37.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) arms tightly crossed (b) hunched and closed (c) looking at the exit (d) shoulders back, open
38. 38.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) slouching (c) hands deep in pockets (d) tapping your foot
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) calm, still feet (c) chin up (d) slouching
40. 40.True or false: “open hands” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False

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