Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 616 · 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) hides your face (c) goes against words (d) matches your words
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) swaying side to side (c) facing the audience (d) relaxed shoulders
3. 3.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) natural gestures (b) fiddling with a pen (c) hands deep in pockets (d) swaying side to side
4. 4.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) facing the audience (b) hands deep in pockets (c) touching your hair a lot (d) arms crossed tightly
5. 5.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) deep in your pockets (b) in tight fists (c) relaxed at your sides (d) behind your head
6. 6.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) helpful (b) distracting
7. 7.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) chin up (b) feet steady and apart (c) open hands (d) hands deep in pockets
9. 9.True or false: “open hands” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
11. 11.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
12. 12.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) helpful (b) distracting
13. 13.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) calm, still feet (c) relaxed shoulders (d) standing tall
14. 14.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows a number
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) fiddling with a pen (c) tapping your foot (d) back to the audience
16. 16.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) looking at the exit (b) arms tightly crossed (c) hunched and closed (d) shoulders back, open
17. 17.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a number
18. 18.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
19. 19.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
20. 20.True or false: “open hands” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a number
22. 22.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) distracting (b) helpful
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) touching your hair a lot (c) arms crossed tightly (d) standing tall
24. 24.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows a number
25. 25.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
26. 26.🧍 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
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) facing the audience (c) standing tall (d) back to the audience
28. 28.True or false: “swaying side to side” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) touching your hair a lot (c) standing tall (d) feet steady and apart
30. 30.True or false: “slouching” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) swaying side to side (c) back to the audience (d) open hands
32. 32.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) calm, still feet (c) chin up (d) tapping your foot
33. 33.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) helpful (b) distracting
34. 34.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) standing tall (b) swaying side to side (c) arms crossed tightly (d) tapping your foot
35. 35.True or false: “tapping your foot” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows size
37. 37.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) hands deep in pockets (c) feet steady and apart (d) natural gestures
39. 39.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows size
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) touching your hair a lot (c) calm, still feet (d) tapping your foot

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