Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 596 · 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) fiddling with a pen (b) swaying side to side (c) touching your hair a lot (d) relaxed shoulders
2. 2.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a number
3. 3.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) helpful (b) distracting
4. 4.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
5. 5.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) goes against words (b) repeats nonstop (c) hides your face (d) matches your words
6. 6.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a number
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) facing the audience (c) standing tall (d) feet steady and apart
9. 9.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) swaying to and fro (b) leaning on one leg (c) hopping on the spot (d) tall, feet steady
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) open hands (c) hands deep in pockets (d) swaying side to side
11. 11.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) distracting (b) helpful
12. 12.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a number
13. 13.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
15. 15.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) helpful (b) distracting
16. 16.🙌 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
17. 17.True or false: “calm, still feet” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) calm, still feet (c) swaying side to side (d) slouching
19. 19.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) chin up (b) swaying side to side (c) standing tall (d) open hands
20. 20.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) natural gestures (b) standing tall (c) facing the audience (d) slouching
21. 21.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) feet steady and apart (c) tapping your foot (d) fiddling with a pen
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) facing the audience (c) relaxed shoulders (d) calm, still feet
23. 23.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) helpful (b) distracting
24. 24.True or false: “open hands” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
26. 26.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) chin up (c) hands deep in pockets (d) open hands
27. 27.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) in tight fists (b) deep in your pockets (c) relaxed at your sides (d) behind your head
28. 28.🎁 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
29. 29.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) distracting (b) helpful
31. 31.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) hunched and closed (b) looking at the exit (c) shoulders back, open (d) arms tightly crossed
32. 32.True or false: “standing tall” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tapping your foot (b) chin up (c) swaying side to side (d) arms crossed tightly
34. 34.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) chin up (c) back to the audience (d) hands deep in pockets
35. 35.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) standing tall (c) natural gestures (d) arms crossed tightly
36. 36.True or false: “tapping your foot” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “back to the audience” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) natural gestures (b) swaying side to side (c) hands deep in pockets (d) tapping your foot
39. 39.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) natural gestures (c) chin up (d) touching your hair a lot

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