Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 902 · 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: “chin up” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “back to the audience” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) keep it in your bag (b) cover it with a cloth (c) hide it behind you (d) hold it up to show
4. 4.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) facing the audience (c) chin up (d) relaxed shoulders
5. 5.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) calm, still feet (c) natural gestures (d) slouching
6. 6.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) shows size
7. 7.True or false: “tapping your foot” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) distracting (b) helpful
9. 9.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
10. 10.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) facing the audience (b) fiddling with a pen (c) arms crossed tightly (d) swaying side to side
11. 11.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) helpful (b) distracting
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) natural gestures (c) relaxed shoulders (d) chin up
14. 14.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) distracting (b) helpful
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) hands deep in pockets (c) arms crossed tightly (d) standing tall
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) swaying side to side (c) relaxed shoulders (d) calm, still feet
17. 17.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) repeats nonstop (b) goes against words (c) matches your words (d) hides your face
18. 18.True or false: “back to the audience” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) relaxed shoulders (c) arms crossed tightly (d) back to the audience
21. 21.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows size
22. 22.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) distracting (b) helpful
23. 23.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) hands deep in pockets (c) relaxed shoulders (d) touching your hair a lot
24. 24.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) slouching (c) arms crossed tightly (d) calm, still feet
25. 25.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
26. 26.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
27. 27.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) points to something
28. 28.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) distracting (b) helpful
29. 29.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) facing the audience (b) standing tall (c) chin up (d) tapping your foot
31. 31.True or false: “standing tall” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) calm, still feet (c) open hands (d) tapping your foot
33. 33.True or false: “swaying side to side” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) tapping your foot (c) open hands (d) arms crossed tightly
35. 35.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) arms crossed tightly (c) feet steady and apart (d) hands deep in pockets
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) hands deep in pockets (c) chin up (d) tapping your foot
37. 37.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) relaxed shoulders (c) chin up (d) back to the audience
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) touching your hair a lot (c) slouching (d) calm, still feet
39. 39.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “natural gestures” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False

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