Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 878 · 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) feet steady and apart (b) facing the audience (c) arms crossed tightly (d) relaxed shoulders
2. 2.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) goes against words (b) matches your words (c) hides your face (d) repeats nonstop
3. 3.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) helpful (b) distracting
4. 4.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) natural gestures (c) hands deep in pockets (d) arms crossed tightly
5. 5.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) arms tightly crossed (b) looking at the exit (c) hunched and closed (d) shoulders back, open
6. 6.True or false: “swaying side to side” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) distracting (b) helpful
8. 8.True or false: “chin up” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) standing tall (c) open hands (d) tapping your foot
10. 10.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) deep in your pockets (b) behind your head (c) relaxed at your sides (d) in tight fists
11. 11.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “standing tall” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) facing the audience (b) relaxed shoulders (c) calm, still feet (d) slouching
14. 14.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) chin up (b) relaxed shoulders (c) swaying side to side (d) standing tall
16. 16.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) distracting (b) helpful
17. 17.🙌 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
18. 18.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) distracting (b) helpful
19. 19.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) feet steady and apart (c) natural gestures (d) hands deep in pockets
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) chin up (c) calm, still feet (d) feet steady and apart
21. 21.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) points to something
22. 22.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
23. 23.True or false: “natural gestures” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🙌 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
25. 25.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) natural gestures (c) touching your hair a lot (d) slouching
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) slouching (c) hands deep in pockets (d) facing the audience
28. 28.True or false: “calm, still feet” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) natural gestures (c) open hands (d) swaying side to side
30. 30.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
31. 31.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) chin up (c) back to the audience (d) feet steady and apart
32. 32.True or false: “standing tall” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) open hands (b) swaying side to side (c) touching your hair a lot (d) arms crossed tightly
34. 34.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) points to something
35. 35.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) hold it up to show (b) keep it in your bag (c) cover it with a cloth (d) hide it behind you
36. 36.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) shows size
37. 37.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) swaying side to side (c) calm, still feet (d) fiddling with a pen
38. 38.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
39. 39.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False

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