Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 834 · 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: facing the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
2. 2.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows size
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) standing tall (c) back to the audience (d) facing the audience
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) chin up (c) facing the audience (d) touching your hair a lot
5. 5.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) tapping your foot (c) swaying side to side (d) feet steady and apart
7. 7.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) tapping your foot (c) arms crossed tightly (d) natural gestures
8. 8.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) matches your words (b) repeats nonstop (c) hides your face (d) goes against words
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) natural gestures (c) tapping your foot (d) open hands
10. 10.True or false: “tapping your foot” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) distracting (b) helpful
12. 12.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
13. 13.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) helpful (b) distracting
14. 14.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) slouching (c) open hands (d) swaying side to side
15. 15.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) helpful (b) distracting
16. 16.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) distracting (b) helpful
17. 17.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) relaxed at your sides (b) deep in your pockets (c) behind your head (d) in tight fists
18. 18.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
19. 19.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) slouching (b) relaxed shoulders (c) feet steady and apart (d) facing the audience
20. 20.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) chin up (b) hands deep in pockets (c) open hands (d) relaxed shoulders
21. 21.True or false: “chin up” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) points to something
23. 23.True or false: “open hands” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) swaying to and fro (b) leaning on one leg (c) hopping on the spot (d) tall, feet steady
25. 25.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) helpful (b) distracting
27. 27.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) shows size
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) tapping your foot (c) back to the audience (d) standing tall
29. 29.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) distracting (b) helpful
30. 30.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) cover it with a cloth (b) hide it behind you (c) keep it in your bag (d) hold it up to show
31. 31.True or false: “tapping your foot” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “slouching” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) looking at the exit (b) hunched and closed (c) arms tightly crossed (d) shoulders back, open
34. 34.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) facing the audience (b) natural gestures (c) fiddling with a pen (d) standing tall
35. 35.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) natural gestures (b) calm, still feet (c) open hands (d) touching your hair a lot
36. 36.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) helpful (b) distracting
37. 37.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) facing the audience (c) open hands (d) arms crossed tightly
39. 39.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) distracting (b) helpful
40. 40.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) chin up (c) feet steady and apart (d) standing tall

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