Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 829 · 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.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
2. 2.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) chin up (b) facing the audience (c) standing tall (d) touching your hair a lot
3. 3.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
4. 4.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) hunched and closed (b) shoulders back, open (c) looking at the exit (d) arms tightly crossed
5. 5.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) distracting (b) helpful
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) standing tall (c) tapping your foot (d) chin up
7. 7.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) hides your face (b) goes against words (c) repeats nonstop (d) matches your words
8. 8.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) swaying side to side (c) feet steady and apart (d) chin up
9. 9.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) feet steady and apart (c) calm, still feet (d) chin up
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tapping your foot (b) swaying side to side (c) standing tall (d) fiddling with a pen
11. 11.True or false: “back to the audience” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) natural gestures (b) back to the audience (c) open hands (d) standing tall
13. 13.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) in tight fists (b) behind your head (c) relaxed at your sides (d) deep in your pockets
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) facing the audience (c) slouching (d) chin up
15. 15.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) distracting (b) helpful
16. 16.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) helpful (b) distracting
17. 17.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) standing tall (b) touching your hair a lot (c) tapping your foot (d) slouching
18. 18.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
19. 19.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
20. 20.True or false: “natural gestures” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “swaying side to side” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) distracting (b) helpful
23. 23.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows a number
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) standing tall (c) chin up (d) facing the audience
25. 25.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) distracting (b) helpful
26. 26.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) keep it in your bag (b) hold it up to show (c) cover it with a cloth (d) hide it behind you
27. 27.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) distracting (b) helpful
28. 28.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) natural gestures (c) fiddling with a pen (d) chin up
29. 29.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) arms crossed tightly (c) back to the audience (d) open hands
30. 30.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) facing the audience (b) tapping your foot (c) swaying side to side (d) touching your hair a lot
31. 31.True or false: “facing the audience” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) tapping your foot (c) arms crossed tightly (d) swaying side to side
33. 33.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) leaning on one leg (b) hopping on the spot (c) swaying to and fro (d) tall, feet steady
34. 34.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) helpful (b) distracting
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) hands deep in pockets (c) open hands (d) facing the audience
36. 36.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) helpful (b) distracting
38. 38.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) facing the audience (c) hands deep in pockets (d) calm, still feet
39. 39.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) distracting (b) helpful

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