Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 534 · 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: arms crossed tightly? (a) helpful (b) distracting
2. 2.True or false: “natural gestures” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) fiddling with a pen (c) open hands (d) relaxed shoulders
4. 4.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
5. 5.True or false: “chin up” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) natural gestures (c) back to the audience (d) chin up
7. 7.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows a number
8. 8.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) points to something
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) relaxed shoulders (c) standing tall (d) feet steady and apart
10. 10.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) in tight fists (b) relaxed at your sides (c) behind your head (d) deep in your pockets
11. 11.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) touching your hair a lot (c) facing the audience (d) slouching
12. 12.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) facing the audience (c) calm, still feet (d) tapping your foot
13. 13.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) chin up (b) fiddling with a pen (c) tapping your foot (d) slouching
14. 14.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) points to something
15. 15.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🙌 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
17. 17.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
18. 18.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) swaying to and fro (b) hopping on the spot (c) leaning on one leg (d) tall, feet steady
19. 19.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows size
20. 20.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) goes against words (b) hides your face (c) matches your words (d) repeats nonstop
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) arms crossed tightly (c) swaying side to side (d) fiddling with a pen
22. 22.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) helpful (b) distracting
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) fiddling with a pen (c) open hands (d) touching your hair a lot
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) facing the audience (c) standing tall (d) open hands
26. 26.True or false: “calm, still feet” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
28. 28.True or false: “chin up” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) slouching (c) standing tall (d) relaxed shoulders
30. 30.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) touching your hair a lot (c) arms crossed tightly (d) calm, still feet
31. 31.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows size
32. 32.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
33. 33.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) arms crossed tightly (c) swaying side to side (d) feet steady and apart
35. 35.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
36. 36.True or false: “standing tall” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) distracting (b) helpful
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) tapping your foot (c) calm, still feet (d) facing the audience
40. 40.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) helpful (b) distracting

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