Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 914 · 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: “relaxed shoulders” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) points to something
3. 3.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
4. 4.🙌 What does a fist raised in joy do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) points to something
5. 5.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) distracting (b) helpful
6. 6.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
7. 7.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) swaying side to side (c) open hands (d) slouching
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) touching your hair a lot (c) facing the audience (d) standing tall
9. 9.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) distracting (b) helpful
10. 10.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) matches your words (b) repeats nonstop (c) goes against words (d) hides your face
11. 11.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) natural gestures (b) touching your hair a lot (c) hands deep in pockets (d) tapping your foot
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) slouching (c) natural gestures (d) chin up
13. 13.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) distracting (b) helpful
14. 14.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) helpful (b) distracting
15. 15.True or false: “back to the audience” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) swaying to and fro (b) leaning on one leg (c) tall, feet steady (d) hopping on the spot
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) hands deep in pockets (c) open hands (d) natural gestures
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) swaying side to side (c) chin up (d) hands deep in pockets
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) feet steady and apart (c) chin up (d) back to the audience
20. 20.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) helpful (b) distracting
21. 21.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) in tight fists (b) relaxed at your sides (c) deep in your pockets (d) behind your head
22. 22.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) feet steady and apart (c) calm, still feet (d) touching your hair a lot
23. 23.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) relaxed shoulders (c) swaying side to side (d) calm, still feet
24. 24.True or false: “tapping your foot” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) facing the audience (b) back to the audience (c) arms crossed tightly (d) tapping your foot
26. 26.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) slouching (c) back to the audience (d) standing tall
28. 28.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) standing tall (c) facing the audience (d) natural gestures
29. 29.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) arms tightly crossed (b) looking at the exit (c) shoulders back, open (d) hunched and closed
31. 31.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
34. 34.True or false: “facing the audience” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) natural gestures (c) tapping your foot (d) calm, still feet
36. 36.True or false: “swaying side to side” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a number
38. 38.True or false: “chin up” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “chin up” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) back to the audience (c) open hands (d) feet steady and apart

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