Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 927 · 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.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) feet steady and apart (c) facing the audience (d) open hands
2. 2.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
3. 3.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows size
4. 4.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) points to something
5. 5.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
6. 6.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) facing the audience (b) slouching (c) fiddling with a pen (d) back to the audience
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) natural gestures (c) back to the audience (d) tapping your foot
8. 8.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) helpful (b) distracting
9. 9.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) standing tall (c) arms crossed tightly (d) feet steady and apart
10. 10.True or false: “back to the audience” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) facing the audience (c) swaying side to side (d) hands deep in pockets
12. 12.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) distracting (b) helpful
14. 14.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows size
15. 15.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) helpful (b) distracting
16. 16.True or false: “standing tall” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🎁 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
18. 18.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) leaning on one leg (b) swaying to and fro (c) hopping on the spot (d) tall, feet steady
19. 19.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) back to the audience (c) chin up (d) slouching
21. 21.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) helpful (b) distracting
22. 22.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) fiddling with a pen (c) relaxed shoulders (d) calm, still feet
24. 24.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
25. 25.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) chin up (b) calm, still feet (c) swaying side to side (d) natural gestures
26. 26.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
27. 27.True or false: “slouching” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) standing tall (c) relaxed shoulders (d) natural gestures
29. 29.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) distracting (b) helpful
31. 31.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) slouching (c) natural gestures (d) relaxed shoulders
32. 32.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) swaying side to side (c) standing tall (d) touching your hair a lot
33. 33.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) hunched and closed (b) arms tightly crossed (c) looking at the exit (d) shoulders back, open
35. 35.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
36. 36.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) fiddling with a pen (c) back to the audience (d) chin up
37. 37.True or false: “open hands” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) points to something
39. 39.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) helpful (b) distracting
40. 40.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True

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