Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 75 · 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) calm, still feet (b) natural gestures (c) slouching (d) standing tall
2. 2.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) facing the audience (c) open hands (d) arms crossed tightly
3. 3.🧍 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
4. 4.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) facing the audience (c) swaying side to side (d) natural gestures
5. 5.True or false: “back to the audience” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) chin up (b) touching your hair a lot (c) standing tall (d) calm, still feet
7. 7.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
8. 8.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) helpful (b) distracting
9. 9.🙌 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
10. 10.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) hunched and closed (b) looking at the exit (c) shoulders back, open (d) arms tightly crossed
11. 11.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) hands deep in pockets (c) swaying side to side (d) natural gestures
12. 12.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) hopping on the spot (b) swaying to and fro (c) tall, feet steady (d) leaning on one leg
13. 13.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) matches your words (b) repeats nonstop (c) goes against words (d) hides your face
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) chin up (c) arms crossed tightly (d) tapping your foot
15. 15.True or false: “swaying side to side” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) feet steady and apart (c) relaxed shoulders (d) standing tall
18. 18.True or false: “back to the audience” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) facing the audience (c) back to the audience (d) fiddling with a pen
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) standing tall (c) slouching (d) tapping your foot
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) open hands (c) facing the audience (d) chin up
22. 22.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
23. 23.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) helpful (b) distracting
24. 24.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
25. 25.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) natural gestures (b) chin up (c) tapping your foot (d) standing tall
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) slouching (c) arms crossed tightly (d) tapping your foot
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) slouching (c) natural gestures (d) facing the audience
28. 28.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) keep it in your bag (b) hold it up to show (c) cover it with a cloth (d) hide it behind you
29. 29.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
30. 30.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows size
31. 31.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) facing the audience (c) swaying side to side (d) slouching
32. 32.True or false: “swaying side to side” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) distracting (b) helpful
35. 35.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) chin up (c) hands deep in pockets (d) fiddling with a pen
36. 36.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) relaxed shoulders (c) arms crossed tightly (d) swaying side to side
37. 37.True or false: “tapping your foot” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) relaxed shoulders (c) chin up (d) tapping your foot
39. 39.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) distracting (b) helpful
40. 40.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows size

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