Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 877 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) chin up (c) open hands (d) slouching
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) feet steady and apart (c) swaying side to side (d) open hands
3. 3.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
4. 4.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) standing tall (c) open hands (d) calm, still feet
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tapping your foot (b) open hands (c) standing tall (d) natural gestures
7. 7.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) slouching (c) hands deep in pockets (d) standing tall
8. 8.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) helpful (b) distracting
9. 9.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
10. 10.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) chin up (b) slouching (c) swaying side to side (d) arms crossed tightly
11. 11.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) helpful (b) distracting
12. 12.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) points to something
13. 13.True or false: “slouching” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) distracting (b) helpful
15. 15.True or false: “open hands” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows size
17. 17.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) helpful (b) distracting
18. 18.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) touching your hair a lot (c) chin up (d) open hands
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) back to the audience (c) touching your hair a lot (d) chin up
20. 20.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) touching your hair a lot (c) arms crossed tightly (d) natural gestures
22. 22.True or false: “swaying side to side” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) shoulders back, open (b) arms tightly crossed (c) looking at the exit (d) hunched and closed
24. 24.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) behind your head (b) deep in your pockets (c) relaxed at your sides (d) in tight fists
25. 25.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) back to the audience (c) feet steady and apart (d) natural gestures
26. 26.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) shows size
27. 27.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) natural gestures (b) tapping your foot (c) fiddling with a pen (d) arms crossed tightly
28. 28.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) distracting (b) helpful
29. 29.True or false: “back to the audience” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
31. 31.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) facing the audience (b) standing tall (c) feet steady and apart (d) arms crossed tightly
32. 32.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) back to the audience (c) slouching (d) hands deep in pockets
33. 33.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) distracting (b) helpful
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) hands deep in pockets (c) facing the audience (d) tapping your foot
35. 35.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) feet steady and apart (c) swaying side to side (d) open hands
36. 36.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
37. 37.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) swaying to and fro (b) leaning on one leg (c) tall, feet steady (d) hopping on the spot
39. 39.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) feet steady and apart (c) tapping your foot (d) chin up
40. 40.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a number

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