Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 692 · 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.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) distracting (b) helpful
2. 2.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) distracting (b) helpful
3. 3.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) relaxed at your sides (b) in tight fists (c) behind your head (d) deep in your pockets
4. 4.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
5. 5.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) helpful (b) distracting
6. 6.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) hands deep in pockets (c) facing the audience (d) chin up
9. 9.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) hunched and closed (b) arms tightly crossed (c) looking at the exit (d) shoulders back, open
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) feet steady and apart (c) slouching (d) touching your hair a lot
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) fiddling with a pen (c) tapping your foot (d) standing tall
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) natural gestures (c) fiddling with a pen (d) chin up
13. 13.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
14. 14.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) back to the audience (c) calm, still feet (d) open hands
16. 16.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) swaying to and fro (b) hopping on the spot (c) tall, feet steady (d) leaning on one leg
17. 17.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) facing the audience (c) feet steady and apart (d) slouching
18. 18.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) swaying side to side (c) arms crossed tightly (d) open hands
20. 20.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “calm, still feet” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) facing the audience (c) touching your hair a lot (d) tapping your foot
24. 24.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) fiddling with a pen (c) natural gestures (d) swaying side to side
25. 25.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) fiddling with a pen (c) open hands (d) chin up
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) fiddling with a pen (c) tapping your foot (d) swaying side to side
27. 27.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows size
28. 28.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a number
29. 29.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) distracting (b) helpful
30. 30.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) shows size
31. 31.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows size
32. 32.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) touching your hair a lot (c) natural gestures (d) standing tall
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) open hands (c) natural gestures (d) swaying side to side
34. 34.🙌 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
35. 35.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) feet steady and apart (c) touching your hair a lot (d) swaying side to side
36. 36.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) helpful (b) distracting
37. 37.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) matches your words (b) hides your face (c) goes against words (d) repeats nonstop
38. 38.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) hide it behind you (b) keep it in your bag (c) cover it with a cloth (d) hold it up to show
39. 39.True or false: “open hands” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “chin up” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False

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