Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 895 · 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 of these is distracting body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) natural gestures (c) feet steady and apart (d) touching your hair a lot
2. 2.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) points to something
3. 3.True or false: “standing tall” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) helpful (b) distracting
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) arms crossed tightly (c) feet steady and apart (d) open hands
6. 6.🧍 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
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) feet steady and apart (c) swaying side to side (d) hands deep in pockets
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) chin up (c) relaxed shoulders (d) slouching
9. 9.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) points to something
11. 11.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) back to the audience (c) natural gestures (d) tapping your foot
13. 13.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
14. 14.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) calm, still feet (c) natural gestures (d) chin up
15. 15.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
16. 16.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
17. 17.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) hands deep in pockets (c) arms crossed tightly (d) relaxed shoulders
18. 18.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) deep in your pockets (b) relaxed at your sides (c) in tight fists (d) behind your head
19. 19.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
20. 20.True or false: “open hands” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
22. 22.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) shoulders back, open (b) looking at the exit (c) hunched and closed (d) arms tightly crossed
23. 23.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
24. 24.True or false: “swaying side to side” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) helpful (b) distracting
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tapping your foot (b) arms crossed tightly (c) slouching (d) open hands
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) open hands (c) feet steady and apart (d) facing the audience
28. 28.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) tapping your foot (c) fiddling with a pen (d) feet steady and apart
29. 29.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) distracting (b) helpful
30. 30.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) helpful (b) distracting
31. 31.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) chin up (b) arms crossed tightly (c) calm, still feet (d) natural gestures
33. 33.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) facing the audience (c) slouching (d) fiddling with a pen
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) chin up (c) swaying side to side (d) tapping your foot
35. 35.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) helpful (b) distracting
36. 36.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) swaying side to side (c) back to the audience (d) open hands
38. 38.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) hide it behind you (b) cover it with a cloth (c) keep it in your bag (d) hold it up to show
39. 39.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) standing tall (b) back to the audience (c) slouching (d) fiddling with a pen

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