Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 754 · 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 helpful body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) natural gestures (c) swaying side to side (d) touching your hair a lot
2. 2.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) distracting (b) helpful
3. 3.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) goes against words (b) matches your words (c) repeats nonstop (d) hides your face
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) touching your hair a lot (c) relaxed shoulders (d) calm, still feet
5. 5.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) in tight fists (b) deep in your pockets (c) behind your head (d) relaxed at your sides
6. 6.True or false: “chin up” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
8. 8.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) arms tightly crossed (b) looking at the exit (c) shoulders back, open (d) hunched and closed
9. 9.True or false: “swaying side to side” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “natural gestures” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) helpful (b) distracting
12. 12.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) shows size
13. 13.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) distracting (b) helpful
14. 14.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) natural gestures (b) hands deep in pockets (c) standing tall (d) relaxed shoulders
15. 15.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) distracting (b) helpful
16. 16.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) distracting (b) helpful
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) chin up (c) open hands (d) arms crossed tightly
18. 18.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) helpful (b) distracting
19. 19.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
20. 20.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) natural gestures (b) facing the audience (c) feet steady and apart (d) fiddling with a pen
21. 21.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) keep it in your bag (b) hide it behind you (c) hold it up to show (d) cover it with a cloth
22. 22.True or false: “slouching” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “chin up” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) calm, still feet (c) swaying side to side (d) standing tall
25. 25.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) leaning on one leg (b) hopping on the spot (c) tall, feet steady (d) swaying to and fro
26. 26.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) points to something
27. 27.True or false: “back to the audience” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) shows size
29. 29.True or false: “standing tall” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) distracting (b) helpful
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) slouching (c) open hands (d) swaying side to side
32. 32.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) feet steady and apart (c) facing the audience (d) touching your hair a lot
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) tapping your foot (c) facing the audience (d) slouching
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) chin up (c) standing tall (d) hands deep in pockets
35. 35.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) distracting (b) helpful
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) tapping your foot (c) standing tall (d) relaxed shoulders
37. 37.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) touching your hair a lot (c) feet steady and apart (d) slouching
38. 38.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) points to something
39. 39.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “open hands” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False

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