Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 642 · 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) relaxed shoulders (d) touching your hair a lot
2. 2.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) helpful (b) distracting
3. 3.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) shows a number
5. 5.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) feet steady and apart (c) swaying side to side (d) open hands
6. 6.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) shoulders back, open (b) looking at the exit (c) hunched and closed (d) arms tightly crossed
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tapping your foot (b) facing the audience (c) slouching (d) arms crossed tightly
8. 8.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) in tight fists (b) behind your head (c) relaxed at your sides (d) deep in your pockets
9. 9.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) hides your face (b) goes against words (c) matches your words (d) repeats nonstop
10. 10.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) shows a number
11. 11.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) relaxed shoulders (c) back to the audience (d) natural gestures
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) touching your hair a lot (c) arms crossed tightly (d) back to the audience
14. 14.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) natural gestures (c) swaying side to side (d) arms crossed tightly
16. 16.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows size
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) slouching (c) tapping your foot (d) hands deep in pockets
18. 18.True or false: “open hands” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “standing tall” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) relaxed shoulders (c) natural gestures (d) standing tall
21. 21.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) fiddling with a pen (c) open hands (d) swaying side to side
22. 22.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) distracting (b) helpful
23. 23.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) helpful (b) distracting
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) arms crossed tightly (c) calm, still feet (d) swaying side to side
25. 25.True or false: “back to the audience” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
27. 27.True or false: “back to the audience” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) slouching (c) relaxed shoulders (d) hands deep in pockets
30. 30.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) distracting (b) helpful
31. 31.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) touching your hair a lot (c) swaying side to side (d) standing tall
32. 32.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows a number
34. 34.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) helpful (b) distracting
35. 35.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) helpful (b) distracting
36. 36.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) leaning on one leg (b) hopping on the spot (c) swaying to and fro (d) tall, feet steady
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) natural gestures (c) relaxed shoulders (d) back to the audience
38. 38.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) points to something
39. 39.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) distracting (b) helpful
40. 40.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling

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