Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 860 · 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.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) hopping on the spot (b) leaning on one leg (c) tall, feet steady (d) swaying to and fro
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.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) deep in your pockets (b) relaxed at your sides (c) behind your head (d) in tight fists
4. 4.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) relaxed shoulders (c) hands deep in pockets (d) calm, still feet
5. 5.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “natural gestures” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) helpful (b) distracting
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) arms crossed tightly (c) back to the audience (d) tapping your foot
9. 9.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) distracting (b) helpful
10. 10.True or false: “open hands” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) hands deep in pockets (c) calm, still feet (d) arms crossed tightly
12. 12.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) fiddling with a pen (c) standing tall (d) swaying side to side
13. 13.🙌 What does a fist raised in joy do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
14. 14.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) natural gestures (b) facing the audience (c) arms crossed tightly (d) standing tall
15. 15.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) calm, still feet (c) feet steady and apart (d) swaying side to side
16. 16.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
17. 17.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) facing the audience (c) swaying side to side (d) hands deep in pockets
18. 18.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) chin up (b) swaying side to side (c) fiddling with a pen (d) tapping your foot
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) natural gestures (c) feet steady and apart (d) swaying side to side
20. 20.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) distracting (b) helpful
22. 22.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) slouching (c) chin up (d) natural gestures
23. 23.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
24. 24.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
25. 25.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) cover it with a cloth (b) keep it in your bag (c) hide it behind you (d) hold it up to show
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) arms crossed tightly (c) hands deep in pockets (d) slouching
27. 27.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
29. 29.True or false: “standing tall” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) slouching (c) standing tall (d) tapping your foot
31. 31.🙌 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
32. 32.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) facing the audience (b) natural gestures (c) back to the audience (d) chin up
33. 33.True or false: “chin up” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) facing the audience (c) feet steady and apart (d) touching your hair a lot
35. 35.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) distracting (b) helpful
36. 36.True or false: “tapping your foot” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
38. 38.🙌 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
39. 39.True or false: “tapping your foot” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows a number

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