Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 894 · 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.True or false: “open hands” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) helpful (b) distracting
3. 3.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) hunched and closed (b) looking at the exit (c) arms tightly crossed (d) shoulders back, open
4. 4.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
5. 5.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) distracting (b) helpful
6. 6.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🧍 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
9. 9.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
11. 11.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) facing the audience (b) chin up (c) relaxed shoulders (d) slouching
12. 12.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
13. 13.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) back to the audience (c) natural gestures (d) fiddling with a pen
14. 14.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) helpful (b) distracting
15. 15.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
17. 17.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) hopping on the spot (b) leaning on one leg (c) swaying to and fro (d) tall, feet steady
18. 18.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) facing the audience (c) feet steady and apart (d) calm, still feet
20. 20.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) arms crossed tightly (c) facing the audience (d) feet steady and apart
21. 21.True or false: “natural gestures” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) chin up (b) standing tall (c) tapping your foot (d) feet steady and apart
23. 23.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
24. 24.True or false: “slouching” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) helpful (b) distracting
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) hands deep in pockets (c) natural gestures (d) slouching
27. 27.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) distracting (b) helpful
28. 28.🙌 What does a fist raised in joy do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows size
29. 29.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) tapping your foot (c) chin up (d) arms crossed tightly
31. 31.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
32. 32.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) calm, still feet (c) hands deep in pockets (d) standing tall
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) facing the audience (c) arms crossed tightly (d) feet steady and apart
35. 35.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) facing the audience (b) open hands (c) feet steady and apart (d) touching your hair a lot
36. 36.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) hands deep in pockets (c) swaying side to side (d) feet steady and apart
37. 37.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) distracting (b) helpful
40. 40.True or false: “chin up” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False

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