Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 831 · 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: touching your hair a lot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
2. 2.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) hides your face (b) repeats nonstop (c) matches your words (d) goes against words
3. 3.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) shoulders back, open (b) hunched and closed (c) arms tightly crossed (d) looking at the exit
5. 5.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) fiddling with a pen (c) chin up (d) natural gestures
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) open hands (c) swaying side to side (d) natural gestures
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) back to the audience (c) open hands (d) standing tall
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) calm, still feet (c) facing the audience (d) fiddling with a pen
9. 9.True or false: “tapping your foot” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) helpful (b) distracting
11. 11.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) fiddling with a pen (c) open hands (d) slouching
12. 12.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) back to the audience (b) facing the audience (c) open hands (d) relaxed shoulders
13. 13.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) helpful (b) distracting
14. 14.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) shows a number
15. 15.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
16. 16.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) hands deep in pockets (c) natural gestures (d) touching your hair a lot
17. 17.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) relaxed at your sides (b) deep in your pockets (c) in tight fists (d) behind your head
18. 18.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “open hands” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) points to something
22. 22.🙌 What does a fist raised in joy do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
23. 23.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows size
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) standing tall (c) open hands (d) slouching
25. 25.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) hands deep in pockets (c) open hands (d) chin up
27. 27.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) distracting (b) helpful
28. 28.True or false: “natural gestures” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “calm, still feet” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) feet steady and apart (c) fiddling with a pen (d) hands deep in pockets
31. 31.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) helpful (b) distracting
32. 32.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) swaying side to side (c) relaxed shoulders (d) chin up
33. 33.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows size
34. 34.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) distracting (b) helpful
35. 35.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
36. 36.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows size
37. 37.True or false: “chin up” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) hands deep in pockets (c) arms crossed tightly (d) fiddling with a pen
39. 39.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
40. 40.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) helpful (b) distracting

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