Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 735 · 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) facing the audience (b) arms crossed tightly (c) feet steady and apart (d) open hands
2. 2.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) helpful (b) distracting
3. 3.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) leaning on one leg (b) tall, feet steady (c) hopping on the spot (d) swaying to and fro
4. 4.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) in tight fists (b) deep in your pockets (c) relaxed at your sides (d) behind your head
5. 5.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) helpful (b) distracting
7. 7.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) natural gestures (c) tapping your foot (d) fiddling with a pen
8. 8.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) natural gestures (c) feet steady and apart (d) chin up
9. 9.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) touching your hair a lot (c) facing the audience (d) arms crossed tightly
10. 10.🙌 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
11. 11.True or false: “chin up” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) touching your hair a lot (c) feet steady and apart (d) arms crossed tightly
13. 13.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) helpful (b) distracting
15. 15.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) chin up (b) calm, still feet (c) tapping your foot (d) feet steady and apart
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) feet steady and apart (c) calm, still feet (d) chin up
17. 17.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) repeats nonstop (b) hides your face (c) goes against words (d) matches your words
18. 18.True or false: “chin up” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) helpful (b) distracting
20. 20.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) swaying side to side (c) hands deep in pockets (d) chin up
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) chin up (c) open hands (d) swaying side to side
22. 22.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) helpful (b) distracting
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) facing the audience (c) tapping your foot (d) arms crossed tightly
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) calm, still feet (c) hands deep in pockets (d) arms crossed tightly
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) fiddling with a pen (c) swaying side to side (d) chin up
26. 26.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a number
28. 28.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) helpful (b) distracting
29. 29.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) arms tightly crossed (b) hunched and closed (c) shoulders back, open (d) looking at the exit
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) relaxed shoulders (c) natural gestures (d) calm, still feet
31. 31.🙌 What does a fist raised in joy do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
32. 32.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) helpful (b) distracting
33. 33.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) distracting (b) helpful
34. 34.True or false: “standing tall” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) arms crossed tightly (c) standing tall (d) slouching
36. 36.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) swaying side to side (c) relaxed shoulders (d) feet steady and apart
37. 37.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
38. 38.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) distracting (b) helpful
39. 39.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) chin up (c) feet steady and apart (d) slouching
40. 40.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True

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