Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 592 · 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) repeats nonstop (b) goes against words (c) matches your words (d) hides your face
2. 2.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) tapping your foot (c) open hands (d) touching your hair a lot
3. 3.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
4. 4.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) helpful (b) distracting
5. 5.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) swaying to and fro (b) tall, feet steady (c) hopping on the spot (d) leaning on one leg
7. 7.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) helpful (b) distracting
8. 8.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
9. 9.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows size
10. 10.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) helpful (b) distracting
11. 11.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) behind your head (b) in tight fists (c) deep in your pockets (d) relaxed at your sides
12. 12.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) distracting (b) helpful
13. 13.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
14. 14.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) relaxed shoulders (c) facing the audience (d) slouching
15. 15.True or false: “natural gestures” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “natural gestures” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) points to something
18. 18.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) back to the audience (c) hands deep in pockets (d) slouching
19. 19.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) chin up (c) back to the audience (d) tapping your foot
20. 20.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) distracting (b) helpful
21. 21.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) helpful (b) distracting
23. 23.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
24. 24.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) chin up (b) swaying side to side (c) facing the audience (d) feet steady and apart
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) chin up (c) fiddling with a pen (d) relaxed shoulders
26. 26.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows size
29. 29.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) hunched and closed (b) looking at the exit (c) arms tightly crossed (d) shoulders back, open
30. 30.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) chin up (c) natural gestures (d) touching your hair a lot
31. 31.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) feet steady and apart (c) chin up (d) back to the audience
32. 32.True or false: “calm, still feet” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) calm, still feet (c) arms crossed tightly (d) feet steady and apart
34. 34.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) calm, still feet (c) tapping your foot (d) feet steady and apart
35. 35.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) distracting (b) helpful
36. 36.True or false: “tapping your foot” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) tapping your foot (c) standing tall (d) slouching
38. 38.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
39. 39.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) open hands (c) arms crossed tightly (d) relaxed shoulders
40. 40.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) keep it in your bag (b) hide it behind you (c) hold it up to show (d) cover it with a cloth

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