Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 915 · 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.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) distracting (b) helpful
2. 2.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) feet steady and apart (c) slouching (d) arms crossed tightly
3. 3.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) standing tall (c) relaxed shoulders (d) hands deep in pockets
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) standing tall (c) slouching (d) facing the audience
5. 5.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) open hands (c) feet steady and apart (d) tapping your foot
6. 6.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) chin up (c) swaying side to side (d) natural gestures
7. 7.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows a number
8. 8.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) facing the audience (b) feet steady and apart (c) slouching (d) open hands
9. 9.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) helpful (b) distracting
10. 10.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) distracting (b) helpful
11. 11.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) distracting (b) helpful
12. 12.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) repeats nonstop (b) hides your face (c) matches your words (d) goes against words
14. 14.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) distracting (b) helpful
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) hands deep in pockets (c) arms crossed tightly (d) fiddling with a pen
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) calm, still feet (c) relaxed shoulders (d) touching your hair a lot
17. 17.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) standing tall (c) fiddling with a pen (d) chin up
18. 18.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) helpful (b) distracting
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) back to the audience (c) natural gestures (d) arms crossed tightly
20. 20.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) arms crossed tightly (c) standing tall (d) swaying side to side
21. 21.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) points to something
22. 22.True or false: “natural gestures” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) leaning on one leg (b) tall, feet steady (c) swaying to and fro (d) hopping on the spot
24. 24.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “swaying side to side” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) slouching (c) open hands (d) back to the audience
27. 27.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) back to the audience (c) tapping your foot (d) open hands
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tapping your foot (b) chin up (c) open hands (d) calm, still feet
29. 29.True or false: “standing tall” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) fiddling with a pen (c) facing the audience (d) back to the audience
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) arms crossed tightly (c) slouching (d) calm, still feet
32. 32.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
33. 33.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) relaxed shoulders (c) back to the audience (d) slouching
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) fiddling with a pen (c) facing the audience (d) feet steady and apart
35. 35.🧍 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
36. 36.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) shoulders back, open (b) looking at the exit (c) arms tightly crossed (d) hunched and closed
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) open hands (c) facing the audience (d) back to the audience
38. 38.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows a number
39. 39.🙌 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
40. 40.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) natural gestures (c) back to the audience (d) feet steady and apart

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