Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 734 · 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.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) hopping on the spot (b) leaning on one leg (c) swaying to and fro (d) tall, feet steady
2. 2.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) feet steady and apart (c) fiddling with a pen (d) chin up
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tapping your foot (b) touching your hair a lot (c) back to the audience (d) facing the audience
4. 4.True or false: “natural gestures” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
6. 6.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a number
7. 7.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
8. 8.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) matches your words (b) repeats nonstop (c) hides your face (d) goes against words
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tapping your foot (b) touching your hair a lot (c) slouching (d) relaxed shoulders
10. 10.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) distracting (b) helpful
11. 11.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) chin up (c) fiddling with a pen (d) back to the audience
12. 12.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) feet steady and apart (c) standing tall (d) arms crossed tightly
14. 14.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) points to something
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) fiddling with a pen (c) chin up (d) relaxed shoulders
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) swaying side to side (c) tapping your foot (d) calm, still feet
17. 17.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) touching your hair a lot (c) slouching (d) arms crossed tightly
18. 18.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) helpful (b) distracting
19. 19.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) natural gestures (c) touching your hair a lot (d) facing the audience
20. 20.True or false: “standing tall” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) open hands (c) hands deep in pockets (d) relaxed shoulders
23. 23.🙌 What does a fist raised in joy do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows size
24. 24.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “natural gestures” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “calm, still feet” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) helpful (b) distracting
28. 28.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) slouching (c) relaxed shoulders (d) natural gestures
30. 30.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) helpful (b) distracting
31. 31.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a number
32. 32.True or false: “swaying side to side” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) arms crossed tightly (c) feet steady and apart (d) standing tall
34. 34.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) distracting (b) helpful
35. 35.🧍 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
36. 36.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) looking at the exit (b) shoulders back, open (c) hunched and closed (d) arms tightly crossed
37. 37.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) distracting (b) helpful
38. 38.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) distracting (b) helpful
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) chin up (c) touching your hair a lot (d) calm, still feet
40. 40.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) hands deep in pockets (c) natural gestures (d) tapping your foot

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