Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 622 · 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 distracting body language? (a) facing the audience (b) calm, still feet (c) back to the audience (d) feet steady and apart
2. 2.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) repeats nonstop (b) goes against words (c) hides your face (d) matches your words
3. 3.🙌 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
4. 4.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) distracting (b) helpful
6. 6.True or false: “slouching” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) back to the audience (c) standing tall (d) feet steady and apart
8. 8.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) distracting (b) helpful
9. 9.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) helpful (b) distracting
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) relaxed shoulders (c) swaying side to side (d) tapping your foot
11. 11.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
12. 12.True or false: “standing tall” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) calm, still feet (c) relaxed shoulders (d) standing tall
14. 14.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) open hands (c) swaying side to side (d) hands deep in pockets
16. 16.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) distracting (b) helpful
17. 17.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) open hands (c) feet steady and apart (d) chin up
18. 18.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows size
20. 20.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) back to the audience (c) open hands (d) slouching
21. 21.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
22. 22.True or false: “facing the audience” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) swaying side to side (c) facing the audience (d) hands deep in pockets
24. 24.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) relaxed at your sides (b) behind your head (c) in tight fists (d) deep in your pockets
25. 25.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) shows size
26. 26.🙌 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
27. 27.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) points to something
28. 28.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) hide it behind you (b) hold it up to show (c) keep it in your bag (d) cover it with a cloth
29. 29.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) points to something
30. 30.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a number
31. 31.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) slouching (b) standing tall (c) open hands (d) chin up
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) back to the audience (c) hands deep in pockets (d) chin up
33. 33.True or false: “chin up” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) arms tightly crossed (b) shoulders back, open (c) looking at the exit (d) hunched and closed
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) tapping your foot (c) standing tall (d) feet steady and apart
36. 36.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) helpful (b) distracting
37. 37.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) swaying side to side (c) standing tall (d) slouching
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) calm, still feet (c) swaying side to side (d) tapping your foot
39. 39.True or false: “facing the audience” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) points to something

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