Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 730 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) swaying side to side (c) touching your hair a lot (d) facing the audience
2. 2.🙌 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
3. 3.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
4. 4.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
5. 5.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) hunched and closed (b) arms tightly crossed (c) looking at the exit (d) shoulders back, open
6. 6.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) keep it in your bag (b) cover it with a cloth (c) hold it up to show (d) hide it behind you
7. 7.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) helpful (b) distracting
8. 8.🧍 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
9. 9.🧍 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
10. 10.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows a number
11. 11.True or false: “natural gestures” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a number
13. 13.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) helpful (b) distracting
14. 14.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) natural gestures (c) slouching (d) swaying side to side
15. 15.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🙌 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
17. 17.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) back to the audience (c) touching your hair a lot (d) open hands
18. 18.True or false: “swaying side to side” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🙌 What does a fist raised in joy do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) facing the audience (c) calm, still feet (d) tapping your foot
21. 21.True or false: “chin up” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) relaxed shoulders (c) tapping your foot (d) chin up
24. 24.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) tapping your foot (c) back to the audience (d) relaxed shoulders
25. 25.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) swaying side to side (c) feet steady and apart (d) facing the audience
27. 27.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) distracting (b) helpful
28. 28.True or false: “slouching” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) back to the audience (c) standing tall (d) chin up
30. 30.True or false: “tapping your foot” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) helpful (b) distracting
32. 32.True or false: “calm, still feet” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) chin up (c) hands deep in pockets (d) calm, still feet
34. 34.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) arms crossed tightly (c) calm, still feet (d) feet steady and apart
36. 36.True or false: “swaying side to side” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) chin up (c) swaying side to side (d) hands deep in pockets
38. 38.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) back to the audience (b) chin up (c) relaxed shoulders (d) feet steady and apart
39. 39.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) helpful (b) distracting
40. 40.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) hides your face (b) repeats nonstop (c) matches your words (d) goes against words

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