Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 736 · 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) back to the audience (b) slouching (c) standing tall (d) tapping your foot
2. 2.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) helpful (b) distracting
3. 3.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
4. 4.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) chin up (b) relaxed shoulders (c) open hands (d) slouching
5. 5.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) helpful (b) distracting
6. 6.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) looking at the exit (b) arms tightly crossed (c) hunched and closed (d) shoulders back, open
7. 7.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “calm, still feet” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) facing the audience (b) tapping your foot (c) swaying side to side (d) arms crossed tightly
10. 10.True or false: “chin up” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) tapping your foot (c) hands deep in pockets (d) swaying side to side
13. 13.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) standing tall (b) tapping your foot (c) arms crossed tightly (d) swaying side to side
14. 14.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) distracting (b) helpful
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) swaying side to side (c) arms crossed tightly (d) natural gestures
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) relaxed shoulders (c) natural gestures (d) touching your hair a lot
17. 17.🎁 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
18. 18.True or false: “facing the audience” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
20. 20.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
21. 21.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
22. 22.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) slouching (c) chin up (d) arms crossed tightly
23. 23.True or false: “natural gestures” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) chin up (b) facing the audience (c) feet steady and apart (d) hands deep in pockets
25. 25.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) helpful (b) distracting
26. 26.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) calm, still feet (c) standing tall (d) back to the audience
29. 29.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) leaning on one leg (b) swaying to and fro (c) hopping on the spot (d) tall, feet steady
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) open hands (c) back to the audience (d) slouching
31. 31.True or false: “swaying side to side” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “back to the audience” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) hands deep in pockets (c) relaxed shoulders (d) swaying side to side
34. 34.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) relaxed shoulders (c) back to the audience (d) chin up
35. 35.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) helpful (b) distracting
36. 36.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
37. 37.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) distracting (b) helpful
38. 38.True or false: “back to the audience” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🙌 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
40. 40.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) deep in your pockets (b) relaxed at your sides (c) in tight fists (d) behind your head

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