Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 922 · 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.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows size
2. 2.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
3. 3.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) hands deep in pockets (c) fiddling with a pen (d) relaxed shoulders
4. 4.🙌 What does a fist raised in joy do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
5. 5.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) natural gestures (b) calm, still feet (c) facing the audience (d) touching your hair a lot
6. 6.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) chin up (c) feet steady and apart (d) facing the audience
7. 7.True or false: “open hands” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) natural gestures (c) facing the audience (d) tapping your foot
10. 10.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) hide it behind you (b) cover it with a cloth (c) keep it in your bag (d) hold it up to show
11. 11.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) helpful (b) distracting
12. 12.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) back to the audience (c) feet steady and apart (d) fiddling with a pen
13. 13.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
14. 14.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) distracting (b) helpful
15. 15.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) facing the audience (b) natural gestures (c) relaxed shoulders (d) slouching
16. 16.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) helpful (b) distracting
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) facing the audience (c) open hands (d) slouching
18. 18.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) shoulders back, open (b) hunched and closed (c) arms tightly crossed (d) looking at the exit
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) swaying side to side (c) open hands (d) tapping your foot
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) hands deep in pockets (c) swaying side to side (d) arms crossed tightly
21. 21.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) distracting (b) helpful
22. 22.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) swaying to and fro (b) tall, feet steady (c) leaning on one leg (d) hopping on the spot
23. 23.True or false: “swaying side to side” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) helpful (b) distracting
25. 25.🧍 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
26. 26.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) relaxed shoulders (c) natural gestures (d) feet steady and apart
27. 27.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) matches your words (b) goes against words (c) repeats nonstop (d) hides your face
28. 28.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) distracting (b) helpful
29. 29.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) standing tall (b) slouching (c) tapping your foot (d) back to the audience
30. 30.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) shows a number
31. 31.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) facing the audience (c) swaying side to side (d) arms crossed tightly
32. 32.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
33. 33.True or false: “chin up” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) fiddling with a pen (c) swaying side to side (d) touching your hair a lot
35. 35.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) distracting (b) helpful
36. 36.True or false: “facing the audience” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) distracting (b) helpful
38. 38.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) distracting (b) helpful
40. 40.True or false: “slouching” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True

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