Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 779 · 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) arms crossed tightly (b) chin up (c) open hands (d) natural gestures
2. 2.True or false: “open hands” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) distracting (b) helpful
4. 4.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) relaxed shoulders (c) fiddling with a pen (d) arms crossed tightly
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) calm, still feet (c) feet steady and apart (d) open hands
6. 6.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) relaxed shoulders (c) feet steady and apart (d) fiddling with a pen
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) back to the audience (c) feet steady and apart (d) touching your hair a lot
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) swaying side to side (c) slouching (d) fiddling with a pen
10. 10.🧍 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
11. 11.True or false: “natural gestures” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🎁 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
13. 13.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) touching your hair a lot (c) arms crossed tightly (d) standing tall
14. 14.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) helpful (b) distracting
15. 15.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) natural gestures (c) tapping your foot (d) slouching
16. 16.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
17. 17.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) matches your words (b) goes against words (c) hides your face (d) repeats nonstop
18. 18.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) distracting (b) helpful
19. 19.True or false: “back to the audience” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows size
21. 21.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) helpful (b) distracting
22. 22.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
23. 23.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) standing tall (c) slouching (d) open hands
25. 25.True or false: “open hands” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) looking at the exit (b) arms tightly crossed (c) shoulders back, open (d) hunched and closed
27. 27.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) helpful (b) distracting
28. 28.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) slouching (c) swaying side to side (d) facing the audience
29. 29.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) behind your head (b) deep in your pockets (c) in tight fists (d) relaxed at your sides
30. 30.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
31. 31.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
32. 32.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) open hands (c) touching your hair a lot (d) fiddling with a pen
33. 33.True or false: “back to the audience” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “natural gestures” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
36. 36.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
37. 37.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) back to the audience (c) tapping your foot (d) chin up
38. 38.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) distracting (b) helpful
39. 39.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) hands deep in pockets (c) slouching (d) tapping your foot
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) back to the audience (c) relaxed shoulders (d) arms crossed tightly

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