Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 842 · 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: swaying side to side? (a) distracting (b) helpful
2. 2.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) standing tall (c) swaying side to side (d) calm, still feet
3. 3.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) touching your hair a lot (c) back to the audience (d) swaying side to side
4. 4.🙌 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
5. 5.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) helpful (b) distracting
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) relaxed shoulders (c) feet steady and apart (d) chin up
7. 7.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) facing the audience (c) standing tall (d) fiddling with a pen
8. 8.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) deep in your pockets (b) behind your head (c) in tight fists (d) relaxed at your sides
9. 9.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) arms crossed tightly (c) natural gestures (d) slouching
10. 10.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) helpful (b) distracting
11. 11.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) back to the audience (b) chin up (c) standing tall (d) open hands
12. 12.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
13. 13.🧍 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
14. 14.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
15. 15.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) keep it in your bag (b) hide it behind you (c) hold it up to show (d) cover it with a cloth
16. 16.True or false: “chin up” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) distracting (b) helpful
18. 18.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
19. 19.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) hides your face (b) goes against words (c) repeats nonstop (d) matches your words
20. 20.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) distracting (b) helpful
21. 21.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
23. 23.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) feet steady and apart (c) fiddling with a pen (d) hands deep in pockets
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) hands deep in pockets (c) swaying side to side (d) back to the audience
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) touching your hair a lot (c) tapping your foot (d) arms crossed tightly
26. 26.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
27. 27.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) facing the audience (c) slouching (d) tapping your foot
28. 28.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) shoulders back, open (b) looking at the exit (c) arms tightly crossed (d) hunched and closed
29. 29.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) distracting (b) helpful
30. 30.🙌 What does a fist raised in joy do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows a number
31. 31.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) distracting (b) helpful
32. 32.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) back to the audience (c) standing tall (d) slouching
33. 33.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
34. 34.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) fiddling with a pen (c) open hands (d) back to the audience
35. 35.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) facing the audience (c) relaxed shoulders (d) touching your hair a lot
37. 37.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) helpful (b) distracting
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) slouching (c) swaying side to side (d) facing the audience
39. 39.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) touching your hair a lot (c) chin up (d) fiddling with a pen

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