Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 66 · 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.🧍 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
2. 2.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
3. 3.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) distracting (b) helpful
4. 4.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
5. 5.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) swaying side to side (c) open hands (d) hands deep in pockets
6. 6.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) fiddling with a pen (c) calm, still feet (d) swaying side to side
7. 7.🙌 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
8. 8.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) helpful (b) distracting
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) facing the audience (c) relaxed shoulders (d) natural gestures
10. 10.True or false: “tapping your foot” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) back to the audience (c) relaxed shoulders (d) tapping your foot
12. 12.True or false: “slouching” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🎁 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
14. 14.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) hides your face (b) repeats nonstop (c) goes against words (d) matches your words
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) open hands (c) hands deep in pockets (d) natural gestures
16. 16.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) chin up (b) open hands (c) fiddling with a pen (d) standing tall
17. 17.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
18. 18.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) helpful (b) distracting
19. 19.True or false: “natural gestures” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) arms tightly crossed (b) hunched and closed (c) shoulders back, open (d) looking at the exit
21. 21.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) distracting (b) helpful
22. 22.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
23. 23.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
24. 24.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) arms crossed tightly (c) standing tall (d) swaying side to side
27. 27.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) points to something
28. 28.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) natural gestures (c) feet steady and apart (d) arms crossed tightly
29. 29.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) distracting (b) helpful
30. 30.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) swaying to and fro (b) leaning on one leg (c) tall, feet steady (d) hopping on the spot
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) arms crossed tightly (c) feet steady and apart (d) standing tall
33. 33.True or false: “open hands” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
35. 35.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) points to something
36. 36.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) open hands (c) facing the audience (d) chin up
37. 37.🙌 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
38. 38.🙌 What does a fist raised in joy do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
39. 39.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) slouching (c) chin up (d) back to the audience
40. 40.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True

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