Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 716 · 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.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) points to something
2. 2.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a number
3. 3.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
4. 4.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) natural gestures (b) swaying side to side (c) open hands (d) facing the audience
5. 5.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) hands deep in pockets (c) fiddling with a pen (d) slouching
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) tapping your foot (c) feet steady and apart (d) open hands
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) facing the audience (c) swaying side to side (d) feet steady and apart
8. 8.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) distracting (b) helpful
9. 9.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) matches your words (b) goes against words (c) hides your face (d) repeats nonstop
10. 10.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) open hands (c) feet steady and apart (d) relaxed shoulders
11. 11.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) back to the audience (c) swaying side to side (d) open hands
12. 12.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
13. 13.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) arms crossed tightly (c) hands deep in pockets (d) back to the audience
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) arms crossed tightly (c) relaxed shoulders (d) back to the audience
15. 15.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
16. 16.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) distracting (b) helpful
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) chin up (c) feet steady and apart (d) slouching
18. 18.True or false: “facing the audience” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) feet steady and apart (c) back to the audience (d) relaxed shoulders
20. 20.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) fiddling with a pen (c) slouching (d) chin up
21. 21.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) distracting (b) helpful
22. 22.True or false: “standing tall” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) hold it up to show (b) cover it with a cloth (c) hide it behind you (d) keep it in your bag
24. 24.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) natural gestures (c) facing the audience (d) slouching
25. 25.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) distracting (b) helpful
26. 26.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) relaxed shoulders (c) calm, still feet (d) standing tall
27. 27.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows a number
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) hands deep in pockets (c) fiddling with a pen (d) tapping your foot
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) facing the audience (c) arms crossed tightly (d) standing tall
30. 30.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) distracting (b) helpful
31. 31.True or false: “natural gestures” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) facing the audience (c) standing tall (d) natural gestures
33. 33.True or false: “slouching” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
35. 35.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) helpful (b) distracting
36. 36.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) hunched and closed (b) looking at the exit (c) shoulders back, open (d) arms tightly crossed
37. 37.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) arms crossed tightly (c) slouching (d) standing tall
38. 38.True or false: “slouching” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) distracting (b) helpful

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