Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 559 · 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) swaying side to side (b) tapping your foot (c) arms crossed tightly (d) feet steady and apart
2. 2.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) facing the audience (b) chin up (c) relaxed shoulders (d) back to the audience
3. 3.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) distracting (b) helpful
4. 4.True or false: “standing tall” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
6. 6.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) behind your head (b) deep in your pockets (c) relaxed at your sides (d) in tight fists
7. 7.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) distracting (b) helpful
8. 8.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) facing the audience (c) chin up (d) hands deep in pockets
9. 9.True or false: “back to the audience” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
11. 11.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) back to the audience (c) standing tall (d) arms crossed tightly
12. 12.True or false: “chin up” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) chin up (b) swaying side to side (c) facing the audience (d) feet steady and apart
14. 14.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “facing the audience” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “back to the audience” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) tapping your foot (c) touching your hair a lot (d) open hands
19. 19.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) points to something
20. 20.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) helpful (b) distracting
21. 21.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) distracting (b) helpful
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) feet steady and apart (c) back to the audience (d) chin up
23. 23.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows size
24. 24.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) arms crossed tightly (c) natural gestures (d) open hands
26. 26.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) touching your hair a lot (c) hands deep in pockets (d) open hands
27. 27.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) distracting (b) helpful
28. 28.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) tall, feet steady (b) swaying to and fro (c) hopping on the spot (d) leaning on one leg
29. 29.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) hands deep in pockets (c) facing the audience (d) tapping your foot
30. 30.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) distracting (b) helpful
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) facing the audience (c) slouching (d) chin up
32. 32.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) looking at the exit (b) hunched and closed (c) shoulders back, open (d) arms tightly crossed
33. 33.True or false: “swaying side to side” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) hold it up to show (b) keep it in your bag (c) cover it with a cloth (d) hide it behind you
35. 35.🙌 What does a fist raised in joy do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
36. 36.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows size
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) relaxed shoulders (c) standing tall (d) open hands
38. 38.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) distracting (b) helpful
39. 39.True or false: “calm, still feet” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “slouching” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False

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