Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 755 · 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) relaxed shoulders (b) natural gestures (c) touching your hair a lot (d) open hands
2. 2.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) back to the audience (c) feet steady and apart (d) slouching
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) chin up (c) relaxed shoulders (d) feet steady and apart
4. 4.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
5. 5.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) helpful (b) distracting
6. 6.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) hopping on the spot (b) leaning on one leg (c) tall, feet steady (d) swaying to and fro
7. 7.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) distracting (b) helpful
8. 8.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) helpful (b) distracting
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) arms crossed tightly (c) natural gestures (d) feet steady and apart
10. 10.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows size
11. 11.🙌 What does a fist raised in joy do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tapping your foot (b) back to the audience (c) natural gestures (d) touching your hair a lot
13. 13.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) calm, still feet (c) facing the audience (d) standing tall
15. 15.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) cover it with a cloth (b) hold it up to show (c) keep it in your bag (d) hide it behind you
16. 16.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) facing the audience (b) natural gestures (c) slouching (d) open hands
17. 17.True or false: “swaying side to side” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
19. 19.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) distracting (b) helpful
20. 20.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) standing tall (b) back to the audience (c) arms crossed tightly (d) swaying side to side
21. 21.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) open hands (c) fiddling with a pen (d) hands deep in pockets
22. 22.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) distracting (b) helpful
23. 23.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) fiddling with a pen (c) tapping your foot (d) facing the audience
25. 25.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) points to something
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) hands deep in pockets (c) touching your hair a lot (d) feet steady and apart
28. 28.True or false: “back to the audience” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) calm, still feet (c) feet steady and apart (d) chin up
30. 30.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
31. 31.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) distracting (b) helpful
32. 32.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) natural gestures (b) tapping your foot (c) fiddling with a pen (d) arms crossed tightly
33. 33.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) repeats nonstop (b) matches your words (c) goes against words (d) hides your face
34. 34.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) relaxed shoulders (c) arms crossed tightly (d) hands deep in pockets
35. 35.True or false: “tapping your foot” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) slouching (c) touching your hair a lot (d) facing the audience
37. 37.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
38. 38.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) shows size
39. 39.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) helpful (b) distracting

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