Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 883 · 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) swaying side to side (b) hands deep in pockets (c) chin up (d) slouching
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) slouching (c) standing tall (d) fiddling with a pen
3. 3.🙌 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
4. 4.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) hands deep in pockets (c) swaying side to side (d) open hands
5. 5.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) hides your face (b) repeats nonstop (c) matches your words (d) goes against words
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tapping your foot (b) swaying side to side (c) feet steady and apart (d) slouching
7. 7.True or false: “standing tall” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) swaying side to side (c) fiddling with a pen (d) tapping your foot
9. 9.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) helpful (b) distracting
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) standing tall (c) hands deep in pockets (d) natural gestures
11. 11.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) relaxed shoulders (c) hands deep in pockets (d) swaying side to side
13. 13.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) arms crossed tightly (c) natural gestures (d) slouching
15. 15.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) helpful (b) distracting
16. 16.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) helpful (b) distracting
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) natural gestures (c) swaying side to side (d) relaxed shoulders
18. 18.True or false: “calm, still feet” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) chin up (b) calm, still feet (c) hands deep in pockets (d) feet steady and apart
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) open hands (c) natural gestures (d) chin up
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) hands deep in pockets (c) facing the audience (d) slouching
22. 22.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) feet steady and apart (c) hands deep in pockets (d) arms crossed tightly
23. 23.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) points to something
24. 24.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) hunched and closed (b) arms tightly crossed (c) shoulders back, open (d) looking at the exit
25. 25.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) standing tall (c) fiddling with a pen (d) slouching
26. 26.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) helpful (b) distracting
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) slouching (c) open hands (d) natural gestures
28. 28.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
29. 29.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) points to something
30. 30.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
31. 31.True or false: “swaying side to side” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
33. 33.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) distracting (b) helpful
34. 34.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) arms crossed tightly (c) natural gestures (d) calm, still feet
35. 35.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) back to the audience (c) natural gestures (d) open hands
36. 36.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) natural gestures (c) hands deep in pockets (d) back to the audience
37. 37.True or false: “tapping your foot” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “facing the audience” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) helpful (b) distracting
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) natural gestures (c) chin up (d) tapping your foot

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