Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 863 · 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: arms crossed tightly? (a) helpful (b) distracting
2. 2.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) back to the audience (c) arms crossed tightly (d) facing the audience
3. 3.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) distracting (b) helpful
4. 4.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) arms crossed tightly (c) calm, still feet (d) fiddling with a pen
5. 5.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
6. 6.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) looking at the exit (b) shoulders back, open (c) hunched and closed (d) arms tightly crossed
7. 7.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) behind your head (b) in tight fists (c) deep in your pockets (d) relaxed at your sides
8. 8.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows a number
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) relaxed shoulders (c) feet steady and apart (d) hands deep in pockets
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) natural gestures (c) facing the audience (d) open hands
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) relaxed shoulders (c) facing the audience (d) back to the audience
12. 12.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) helpful (b) distracting
13. 13.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
15. 15.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) calm, still feet (c) relaxed shoulders (d) swaying side to side
16. 16.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) open hands (c) relaxed shoulders (d) fiddling with a pen
17. 17.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) back to the audience (c) arms crossed tightly (d) chin up
19. 19.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) standing tall (c) calm, still feet (d) arms crossed tightly
21. 21.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) facing the audience (b) back to the audience (c) chin up (d) calm, still feet
22. 22.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) helpful (b) distracting
23. 23.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) repeats nonstop (b) hides your face (c) matches your words (d) goes against words
24. 24.🧍 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
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) arms crossed tightly (c) swaying side to side (d) slouching
26. 26.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) touching your hair a lot (c) swaying side to side (d) open hands
27. 27.True or false: “swaying side to side” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “facing the audience” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “facing the audience” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) arms crossed tightly (c) calm, still feet (d) facing the audience
32. 32.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) helpful (b) distracting
33. 33.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “tapping your foot” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) touching your hair a lot (c) natural gestures (d) swaying side to side
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) standing tall (c) calm, still feet (d) chin up
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) standing tall (c) slouching (d) back to the audience
38. 38.True or false: “slouching” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) distracting (b) helpful

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