Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 58 · 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.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) goes against words (b) repeats nonstop (c) hides your face (d) matches your words
2. 2.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) slouching (c) swaying side to side (d) natural gestures
3. 3.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) helpful (b) distracting
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) natural gestures (c) arms crossed tightly (d) back to the audience
5. 5.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
6. 6.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) distracting (b) helpful
7. 7.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) fiddling with a pen (c) feet steady and apart (d) calm, still feet
9. 9.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) natural gestures (c) chin up (d) standing tall
10. 10.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) helpful (b) distracting
11. 11.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) distracting (b) helpful
12. 12.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
13. 13.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) relaxed shoulders (c) back to the audience (d) slouching
14. 14.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) chin up (c) open hands (d) tapping your foot
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) fiddling with a pen (c) hands deep in pockets (d) chin up
17. 17.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) leaning on one leg (b) hopping on the spot (c) swaying to and fro (d) tall, feet steady
18. 18.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) looking at the exit (b) shoulders back, open (c) arms tightly crossed (d) hunched and closed
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) hands deep in pockets (c) feet steady and apart (d) swaying side to side
20. 20.True or false: “slouching” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) tapping your foot (c) facing the audience (d) back to the audience
23. 23.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
24. 24.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) facing the audience (b) open hands (c) chin up (d) arms crossed tightly
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) slouching (c) natural gestures (d) calm, still feet
26. 26.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) chin up (b) feet steady and apart (c) calm, still feet (d) touching your hair a lot
27. 27.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) distracting (b) helpful
28. 28.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
29. 29.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) distracting (b) helpful
30. 30.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
31. 31.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) helpful (b) distracting
32. 32.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) fiddling with a pen (c) swaying side to side (d) facing the audience
33. 33.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) distracting (b) helpful
34. 34.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) deep in your pockets (b) behind your head (c) in tight fists (d) relaxed at your sides
35. 35.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) fiddling with a pen (c) chin up (d) touching your hair a lot
36. 36.🙌 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
37. 37.True or false: “slouching” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “chin up” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) hands deep in pockets (c) slouching (d) tapping your foot
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) standing tall (c) natural gestures (d) hands deep in pockets

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