Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 799 · 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: arms crossed tightly? (a) distracting (b) helpful
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) fiddling with a pen (c) hands deep in pockets (d) open hands
3. 3.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) matches your words (b) goes against words (c) repeats nonstop (d) hides your face
5. 5.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) in tight fists (b) behind your head (c) deep in your pockets (d) relaxed at your sides
6. 6.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
7. 7.True or false: “slouching” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) calm, still feet (c) slouching (d) feet steady and apart
9. 9.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a number
10. 10.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) distracting (b) helpful
11. 11.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) distracting (b) helpful
12. 12.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows size
13. 13.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) back to the audience (c) hands deep in pockets (d) chin up
14. 14.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) standing tall (b) touching your hair a lot (c) slouching (d) hands deep in pockets
15. 15.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
16. 16.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) hands deep in pockets (c) feet steady and apart (d) standing tall
17. 17.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
18. 18.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) chin up (c) facing the audience (d) standing tall
20. 20.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) helpful (b) distracting
21. 21.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) hopping on the spot (b) leaning on one leg (c) swaying to and fro (d) tall, feet steady
22. 22.True or false: “slouching” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) open hands (b) tapping your foot (c) swaying side to side (d) slouching
24. 24.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) natural gestures (b) fiddling with a pen (c) swaying side to side (d) touching your hair a lot
25. 25.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) distracting (b) helpful
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) arms crossed tightly (c) feet steady and apart (d) tapping your foot
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) hands deep in pockets (c) slouching (d) tapping your foot
28. 28.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
29. 29.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) helpful (b) distracting
30. 30.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) helpful (b) distracting
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) slouching (c) natural gestures (d) calm, still feet
33. 33.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) swaying side to side (c) natural gestures (d) open hands
34. 34.True or false: “standing tall” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) slouching (c) hands deep in pockets (d) feet steady and apart
36. 36.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) open hands (c) standing tall (d) feet steady and apart
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) arms crossed tightly (c) slouching (d) calm, still feet
38. 38.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) arms crossed tightly (c) feet steady and apart (d) facing the audience
40. 40.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True

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