Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 610 · 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.🧍 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
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) arms crossed tightly (c) hands deep in pockets (d) facing the audience
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) swaying side to side (c) open hands (d) feet steady and apart
4. 4.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) tapping your foot (c) hands deep in pockets (d) feet steady and apart
5. 5.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) fiddling with a pen (c) swaying side to side (d) facing the audience
6. 6.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “back to the audience” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) helpful (b) distracting
9. 9.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) distracting (b) helpful
10. 10.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) open hands (c) swaying side to side (d) arms crossed tightly
11. 11.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) arms crossed tightly (c) fiddling with a pen (d) slouching
13. 13.🙌 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
14. 14.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) helpful (b) distracting
15. 15.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a number
16. 16.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) hopping on the spot (b) swaying to and fro (c) leaning on one leg (d) tall, feet steady
17. 17.True or false: “slouching” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) distracting (b) helpful
19. 19.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) tapping your foot (c) natural gestures (d) arms crossed tightly
20. 20.True or false: “calm, still feet” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “swaying side to side” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “open hands” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) feet steady and apart (c) fiddling with a pen (d) chin up
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) relaxed shoulders (c) touching your hair a lot (d) open hands
26. 26.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
27. 27.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) helpful (b) distracting
28. 28.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) fiddling with a pen (c) standing tall (d) tapping your foot
29. 29.🙌 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
30. 30.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) helpful (b) distracting
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) fiddling with a pen (c) feet steady and apart (d) chin up
32. 32.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
33. 33.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows size
34. 34.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) points to something
35. 35.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) swaying side to side (c) facing the audience (d) natural gestures
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) standing tall (c) fiddling with a pen (d) hands deep in pockets
37. 37.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) distracting (b) helpful
38. 38.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) back to the audience (c) fiddling with a pen (d) arms crossed tightly
39. 39.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
40. 40.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) distracting (b) helpful

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