Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 62 · 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.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) distracting (b) helpful
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) fiddling with a pen (c) chin up (d) tapping your foot
3. 3.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) repeats nonstop (b) hides your face (c) goes against words (d) matches your words
4. 4.True or false: “open hands” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) arms crossed tightly (c) feet steady and apart (d) calm, still feet
6. 6.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) distracting (b) helpful
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) swaying side to side (c) calm, still feet (d) hands deep in pockets
8. 8.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) helpful (b) distracting
9. 9.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) standing tall (c) tapping your foot (d) back to the audience
10. 10.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) slouching (c) feet steady and apart (d) arms crossed tightly
13. 13.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) facing the audience (c) arms crossed tightly (d) chin up
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) hands deep in pockets (c) tapping your foot (d) slouching
15. 15.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a number
16. 16.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) helpful (b) distracting
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) slouching (c) open hands (d) standing tall
18. 18.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) standing tall (c) touching your hair a lot (d) chin up
19. 19.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) helpful (b) distracting
20. 20.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
21. 21.True or false: “facing the audience” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
23. 23.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) distracting (b) helpful
24. 24.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) distracting (b) helpful
25. 25.True or false: “standing tall” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) facing the audience (c) open hands (d) swaying side to side
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) swaying side to side (c) chin up (d) standing tall
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) hands deep in pockets (c) tapping your foot (d) open hands
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) standing tall (c) back to the audience (d) swaying side to side
30. 30.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) relaxed at your sides (b) deep in your pockets (c) behind your head (d) in tight fists
31. 31.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows size
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) swaying side to side (c) slouching (d) natural gestures
33. 33.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) slouching (c) feet steady and apart (d) hands deep in pockets
34. 34.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) arms crossed tightly (c) facing the audience (d) touching your hair a lot
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) facing the audience (c) back to the audience (d) chin up
36. 36.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) shows a number
37. 37.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) natural gestures (b) back to the audience (c) chin up (d) standing tall
38. 38.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) arms tightly crossed (b) shoulders back, open (c) hunched and closed (d) looking at the exit
39. 39.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) helpful (b) distracting
40. 40.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful

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