Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 624 · 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 shows the audience you are confident? (a) looking at the exit (b) hunched and closed (c) arms tightly crossed (d) shoulders back, open
2. 2.True or false: “chin up” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
4. 4.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) swaying to and fro (b) tall, feet steady (c) leaning on one leg (d) hopping on the spot
5. 5.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) slouching (c) standing tall (d) natural gestures
6. 6.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) distracting (b) helpful
7. 7.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) hands deep in pockets (c) touching your hair a lot (d) slouching
8. 8.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) deep in your pockets (b) in tight fists (c) behind your head (d) relaxed at your sides
10. 10.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
11. 11.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
13. 13.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) standing tall (c) arms crossed tightly (d) slouching
14. 14.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
15. 15.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) goes against words (b) hides your face (c) repeats nonstop (d) matches your words
16. 16.True or false: “calm, still feet” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) calm, still feet (c) chin up (d) feet steady and apart
19. 19.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) helpful (b) distracting
21. 21.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
22. 22.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) helpful (b) distracting
23. 23.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) open hands (c) arms crossed tightly (d) tapping your foot
24. 24.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) distracting (b) helpful
25. 25.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) hold it up to show (b) cover it with a cloth (c) keep it in your bag (d) hide it behind you
26. 26.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) helpful (b) distracting
27. 27.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) tapping your foot (c) hands deep in pockets (d) feet steady and apart
28. 28.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) chin up (b) hands deep in pockets (c) feet steady and apart (d) standing tall
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) arms crossed tightly (c) touching your hair a lot (d) natural gestures
30. 30.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) chin up (b) tapping your foot (c) standing tall (d) facing the audience
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) tapping your foot (c) open hands (d) facing the audience
32. 32.True or false: “swaying side to side” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) tapping your foot (c) calm, still feet (d) back to the audience
34. 34.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) chin up (c) swaying side to side (d) feet steady and apart
35. 35.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) standing tall (c) open hands (d) fiddling with a pen
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) back to the audience (c) natural gestures (d) standing tall
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) natural gestures (c) chin up (d) relaxed shoulders
38. 38.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
39. 39.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) open hands (c) natural gestures (d) chin up
40. 40.True or false: “standing tall” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False

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