Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 896 · 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: “natural gestures” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) natural gestures (c) slouching (d) calm, still feet
3. 3.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) distracting (b) helpful
4. 4.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) slouching (c) open hands (d) tapping your foot
5. 5.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) deep in your pockets (b) relaxed at your sides (c) behind your head (d) in tight fists
6. 6.🙌 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
7. 7.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) natural gestures (b) relaxed shoulders (c) fiddling with a pen (d) chin up
8. 8.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) swaying side to side (c) chin up (d) arms crossed tightly
9. 9.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) leaning on one leg (b) hopping on the spot (c) tall, feet steady (d) swaying to and fro
10. 10.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows a number
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) arms crossed tightly (c) open hands (d) calm, still feet
12. 12.True or false: “chin up” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) natural gestures (c) calm, still feet (d) open hands
14. 14.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) arms crossed tightly (c) chin up (d) relaxed shoulders
15. 15.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) distracting (b) helpful
16. 16.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) hands deep in pockets (c) facing the audience (d) open hands
18. 18.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) facing the audience (c) slouching (d) chin up
20. 20.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) swaying side to side (c) fiddling with a pen (d) feet steady and apart
21. 21.🙌 What does a fist raised in joy do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
22. 22.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) helpful (b) distracting
23. 23.True or false: “standing tall” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) helpful (b) distracting
25. 25.True or false: “slouching” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) facing the audience (b) swaying side to side (c) relaxed shoulders (d) standing tall
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) facing the audience (c) swaying side to side (d) tapping your foot
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) open hands (c) fiddling with a pen (d) natural gestures
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) relaxed shoulders (c) open hands (d) calm, still feet
30. 30.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
31. 31.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) chin up (b) natural gestures (c) touching your hair a lot (d) relaxed shoulders
33. 33.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) standing tall (c) arms crossed tightly (d) slouching
35. 35.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) arms tightly crossed (b) looking at the exit (c) hunched and closed (d) shoulders back, open
36. 36.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) distracting (b) helpful
37. 37.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) points to something
38. 38.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) natural gestures (c) chin up (d) hands deep in pockets
39. 39.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) points to something
40. 40.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True

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