Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 707 · 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) feet steady and apart (b) facing the audience (c) tapping your foot (d) standing tall
2. 2.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) arms tightly crossed (b) looking at the exit (c) hunched and closed (d) shoulders back, open
3. 3.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) distracting (b) helpful
4. 4.🧍 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
5. 5.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) back to the audience (c) chin up (d) swaying side to side
6. 6.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) helpful (b) distracting
7. 7.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
8. 8.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) tall, feet steady (b) swaying to and fro (c) hopping on the spot (d) leaning on one leg
9. 9.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) slouching (b) open hands (c) natural gestures (d) standing tall
10. 10.🙌 What does a fist raised in joy do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a number
11. 11.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) calm, still feet (c) natural gestures (d) chin up
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) slouching (c) touching your hair a lot (d) calm, still feet
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) tapping your foot (c) facing the audience (d) open hands
14. 14.True or false: “natural gestures” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) touching your hair a lot (c) open hands (d) relaxed shoulders
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) hands deep in pockets (c) feet steady and apart (d) fiddling with a pen
17. 17.True or false: “calm, still feet” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
19. 19.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) distracting (b) helpful
20. 20.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) calm, still feet (c) relaxed shoulders (d) feet steady and apart
21. 21.True or false: “natural gestures” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tapping your foot (b) facing the audience (c) fiddling with a pen (d) back to the audience
23. 23.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) points to something
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) facing the audience (c) relaxed shoulders (d) arms crossed tightly
26. 26.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) back to the audience (c) standing tall (d) touching your hair a lot
27. 27.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a number
28. 28.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) feet steady and apart (c) arms crossed tightly (d) hands deep in pockets
29. 29.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) touching your hair a lot (c) slouching (d) facing the audience
30. 30.True or false: “chin up” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “facing the audience” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) arms crossed tightly (c) slouching (d) fiddling with a pen
33. 33.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) hands deep in pockets (c) natural gestures (d) touching your hair a lot
34. 34.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) natural gestures (b) back to the audience (c) open hands (d) standing tall
35. 35.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
36. 36.True or false: “open hands” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) open hands (c) hands deep in pockets (d) touching your hair a lot
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) natural gestures (c) fiddling with a pen (d) relaxed shoulders
39. 39.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) matches your words (b) hides your face (c) goes against words (d) repeats nonstop
40. 40.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) distracting (b) helpful

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