Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 655 · 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) shoulders back, open (c) hunched and closed (d) arms tightly crossed
2. 2.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
3. 3.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) back to the audience (c) tapping your foot (d) natural gestures
4. 4.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
5. 5.🧍 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
6. 6.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) distracting (b) helpful
7. 7.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows a number
8. 8.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a number
9. 9.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
10. 10.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) facing the audience (c) arms crossed tightly (d) fiddling with a pen
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) open hands (c) relaxed shoulders (d) swaying side to side
12. 12.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) relaxed shoulders (c) fiddling with a pen (d) arms crossed tightly
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) facing the audience (c) calm, still feet (d) fiddling with a pen
14. 14.🧍 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
15. 15.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) helpful (b) distracting
16. 16.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
17. 17.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) feet steady and apart (c) slouching (d) standing tall
18. 18.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) arms crossed tightly (c) fiddling with a pen (d) chin up
19. 19.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) natural gestures (b) chin up (c) touching your hair a lot (d) facing the audience
20. 20.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) helpful (b) distracting
21. 21.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) chin up (b) standing tall (c) fiddling with a pen (d) calm, still feet
22. 22.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) touching your hair a lot (c) tapping your foot (d) swaying side to side
23. 23.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
24. 24.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) distracting (b) helpful
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) slouching (c) open hands (d) back to the audience
26. 26.True or false: “open hands” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) feet steady and apart (c) standing tall (d) arms crossed tightly
28. 28.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) helpful (b) distracting
30. 30.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) feet steady and apart (c) facing the audience (d) hands deep in pockets
31. 31.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) helpful (b) distracting
32. 32.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) hides your face (b) matches your words (c) repeats nonstop (d) goes against words
33. 33.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) distracting (b) helpful
34. 34.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) fiddling with a pen (c) swaying side to side (d) back to the audience
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) hands deep in pockets (c) arms crossed tightly (d) slouching
37. 37.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “calm, still feet” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) open hands (c) slouching (d) calm, still feet
40. 40.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True

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