Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 788 · 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.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) distracting (b) helpful
2. 2.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) helpful (b) distracting
3. 3.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a number
4. 4.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a number
5. 5.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) facing the audience (c) relaxed shoulders (d) tapping your foot
6. 6.True or false: “calm, still feet” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) hides your face (b) matches your words (c) goes against words (d) repeats nonstop
8. 8.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) facing the audience (c) standing tall (d) chin up
9. 9.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) points to something
10. 10.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) helpful (b) distracting
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) hands deep in pockets (c) fiddling with a pen (d) facing the audience
12. 12.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) helpful (b) distracting
13. 13.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
14. 14.True or false: “standing tall” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “chin up” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
18. 18.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a number
19. 19.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
20. 20.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) feet steady and apart (c) hands deep in pockets (d) swaying side to side
22. 22.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) arms crossed tightly (c) open hands (d) feet steady and apart
24. 24.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
25. 25.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) helpful (b) distracting
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) touching your hair a lot (c) chin up (d) standing tall
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) standing tall (c) swaying side to side (d) feet steady and apart
28. 28.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) relaxed at your sides (b) in tight fists (c) behind your head (d) deep in your pockets
29. 29.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) feet steady and apart (c) back to the audience (d) touching your hair a lot
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) standing tall (c) feet steady and apart (d) hands deep in pockets
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) arms crossed tightly (c) fiddling with a pen (d) chin up
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tapping your foot (b) touching your hair a lot (c) relaxed shoulders (d) hands deep in pockets
33. 33.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) back to the audience (c) fiddling with a pen (d) hands deep in pockets
34. 34.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) shoulders back, open (b) hunched and closed (c) arms tightly crossed (d) looking at the exit
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) open hands (c) slouching (d) swaying side to side
36. 36.True or false: “calm, still feet” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
38. 38.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) fiddling with a pen (c) arms crossed tightly (d) calm, still feet
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) back to the audience (c) standing tall (d) open hands
40. 40.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful

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