Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 615 · 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) standing tall (b) relaxed shoulders (c) chin up (d) fiddling with a pen
2. 2.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) repeats nonstop (b) hides your face (c) goes against words (d) matches your words
3. 3.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) distracting (b) helpful
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) tapping your foot (c) slouching (d) standing tall
5. 5.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) in tight fists (b) relaxed at your sides (c) behind your head (d) deep in your pockets
7. 7.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) distracting (b) helpful
8. 8.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) looking at the exit (b) arms tightly crossed (c) shoulders back, open (d) hunched and closed
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) feet steady and apart (c) touching your hair a lot (d) swaying side to side
10. 10.🙌 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
11. 11.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) standing tall (b) touching your hair a lot (c) back to the audience (d) swaying side to side
13. 13.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) distracting (b) helpful
14. 14.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) standing tall (c) calm, still feet (d) touching your hair a lot
15. 15.🙌 What does a fist raised in joy do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows size
16. 16.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) slouching (b) standing tall (c) calm, still feet (d) facing the audience
17. 17.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) facing the audience (b) chin up (c) standing tall (d) arms crossed tightly
18. 18.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) open hands (c) natural gestures (d) calm, still feet
20. 20.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) helpful (b) distracting
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) touching your hair a lot (c) standing tall (d) chin up
22. 22.True or false: “open hands” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “natural gestures” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) helpful (b) distracting
25. 25.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
26. 26.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a number
27. 27.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) tapping your foot (c) relaxed shoulders (d) fiddling with a pen
28. 28.True or false: “swaying side to side” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “facing the audience” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tapping your foot (b) natural gestures (c) chin up (d) facing the audience
31. 31.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) natural gestures (c) chin up (d) back to the audience
33. 33.🙌 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
34. 34.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) helpful (b) distracting
35. 35.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) open hands (c) swaying side to side (d) calm, still feet
36. 36.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) distracting (b) helpful
37. 37.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) tapping your foot (c) natural gestures (d) calm, still feet
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) natural gestures (c) arms crossed tightly (d) hands deep in pockets
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) natural gestures (c) standing tall (d) chin up
40. 40.True or false: “calm, still feet” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False

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