Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 910 · 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: “standing tall” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) chin up (c) swaying side to side (d) facing the audience
3. 3.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) distracting (b) helpful
4. 4.🙌 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
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) back to the audience (c) tapping your foot (d) natural gestures
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) standing tall (c) chin up (d) facing the audience
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) back to the audience (c) hands deep in pockets (d) swaying side to side
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tapping your foot (b) hands deep in pockets (c) back to the audience (d) facing the audience
9. 9.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) hands deep in pockets (c) arms crossed tightly (d) touching your hair a lot
10. 10.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) facing the audience (b) standing tall (c) hands deep in pockets (d) chin up
11. 11.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) behind your head (b) in tight fists (c) relaxed at your sides (d) deep in your pockets
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) swaying side to side (c) arms crossed tightly (d) slouching
13. 13.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
14. 14.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) helpful (b) distracting
15. 15.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) tall, feet steady (b) swaying to and fro (c) leaning on one leg (d) hopping on the spot
16. 16.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) feet steady and apart (c) swaying side to side (d) arms crossed tightly
18. 18.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) arms crossed tightly (c) relaxed shoulders (d) slouching
19. 19.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) hands deep in pockets (c) tapping your foot (d) feet steady and apart
20. 20.True or false: “facing the audience” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows size
22. 22.True or false: “standing tall” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) distracting (b) helpful
24. 24.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
25. 25.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows size
26. 26.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “slouching” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) arms crossed tightly (c) facing the audience (d) calm, still feet
30. 30.True or false: “slouching” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) hide it behind you (b) cover it with a cloth (c) hold it up to show (d) keep it in your bag
32. 32.True or false: “chin up” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
34. 34.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) calm, still feet (c) tapping your foot (d) chin up
36. 36.True or false: “tapping your foot” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) natural gestures (c) hands deep in pockets (d) touching your hair a lot
38. 38.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows size
39. 39.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) distracting (b) helpful

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