Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 546 · 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.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) in tight fists (b) relaxed at your sides (c) deep in your pockets (d) behind your head
2. 2.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) fiddling with a pen (c) chin up (d) hands deep in pockets
3. 3.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
4. 4.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
5. 5.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) relaxed shoulders (c) slouching (d) hands deep in pockets
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) fiddling with a pen (c) natural gestures (d) open hands
7. 7.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
8. 8.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) helpful (b) distracting
9. 9.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) hides your face (b) repeats nonstop (c) goes against words (d) matches your words
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) facing the audience (c) open hands (d) standing tall
11. 11.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) distracting (b) helpful
12. 12.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) facing the audience (b) fiddling with a pen (c) tapping your foot (d) slouching
14. 14.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) natural gestures (b) chin up (c) relaxed shoulders (d) arms crossed tightly
15. 15.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) looking at the exit (b) arms tightly crossed (c) hunched and closed (d) shoulders back, open
16. 16.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) helpful (b) distracting
17. 17.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) tall, feet steady (b) swaying to and fro (c) leaning on one leg (d) hopping on the spot
18. 18.True or false: “chin up” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) standing tall (c) tapping your foot (d) arms crossed tightly
20. 20.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) arms crossed tightly (c) back to the audience (d) natural gestures
21. 21.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) helpful (b) distracting
23. 23.True or false: “standing tall” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) fiddling with a pen (c) arms crossed tightly (d) chin up
25. 25.True or false: “standing tall” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “swaying side to side” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) chin up (c) slouching (d) relaxed shoulders
28. 28.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) touching your hair a lot (c) standing tall (d) arms crossed tightly
29. 29.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) touching your hair a lot (c) feet steady and apart (d) standing tall
32. 32.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) back to the audience (b) relaxed shoulders (c) facing the audience (d) open hands
33. 33.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) feet steady and apart (c) relaxed shoulders (d) slouching
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) hands deep in pockets (c) feet steady and apart (d) swaying side to side
35. 35.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) keep it in your bag (b) hide it behind you (c) cover it with a cloth (d) hold it up to show
36. 36.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) swaying side to side (c) slouching (d) back to the audience
38. 38.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) distracting (b) helpful
39. 39.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) tapping your foot (c) open hands (d) fiddling with a pen
40. 40.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) tapping your foot (c) touching your hair a lot (d) feet steady and apart

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