Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 55 · 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) tapping your foot (b) arms crossed tightly (c) touching your hair a lot (d) calm, still feet
2. 2.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
3. 3.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) helpful (b) distracting
4. 4.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) helpful (b) distracting
5. 5.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) distracting (b) helpful
7. 7.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) chin up (c) slouching (d) calm, still feet
8. 8.True or false: “natural gestures” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) standing tall (b) touching your hair a lot (c) fiddling with a pen (d) back to the audience
10. 10.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) swaying to and fro (b) hopping on the spot (c) tall, feet steady (d) leaning on one leg
11. 11.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) distracting (b) helpful
12. 12.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) helpful (b) distracting
13. 13.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) distracting (b) helpful
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) facing the audience (c) open hands (d) chin up
15. 15.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) relaxed at your sides (b) deep in your pockets (c) in tight fists (d) behind your head
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) fiddling with a pen (c) touching your hair a lot (d) relaxed shoulders
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) open hands (c) natural gestures (d) back to the audience
18. 18.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) facing the audience (c) touching your hair a lot (d) feet steady and apart
19. 19.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows size
20. 20.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) open hands (c) fiddling with a pen (d) chin up
21. 21.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) points to something
22. 22.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) points to something
23. 23.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) facing the audience (b) back to the audience (c) swaying side to side (d) hands deep in pockets
25. 25.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) arms crossed tightly (c) swaying side to side (d) fiddling with a pen
26. 26.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) points to something
27. 27.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) arms crossed tightly (c) calm, still feet (d) facing the audience
28. 28.True or false: “calm, still feet” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🙌 What does a fist raised in joy do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
30. 30.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) helpful (b) distracting
31. 31.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) facing the audience (c) relaxed shoulders (d) chin up
33. 33.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) cover it with a cloth (b) keep it in your bag (c) hold it up to show (d) hide it behind you
34. 34.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) points to something
35. 35.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
36. 36.True or false: “swaying side to side” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) chin up (c) tapping your foot (d) standing tall
39. 39.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) chin up (b) natural gestures (c) hands deep in pockets (d) relaxed shoulders
40. 40.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) distracting (b) helpful

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