Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 944 · 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: standing tall? (a) helpful (b) distracting
2. 2.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) relaxed shoulders (c) fiddling with a pen (d) arms crossed tightly
3. 3.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) goes against words (b) hides your face (c) matches your words (d) repeats nonstop
4. 4.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) distracting (b) helpful
5. 5.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) relaxed at your sides (b) behind your head (c) in tight fists (d) deep in your pockets
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) standing tall (c) slouching (d) arms crossed tightly
7. 7.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) touching your hair a lot (c) slouching (d) swaying side to side
8. 8.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) points to something
9. 9.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) distracting (b) helpful
10. 10.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) helpful (b) distracting
11. 11.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
12. 12.True or false: “natural gestures” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “chin up” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
16. 16.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
17. 17.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows size
18. 18.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) slouching (c) standing tall (d) swaying side to side
19. 19.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) distracting (b) helpful
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) fiddling with a pen (c) open hands (d) standing tall
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) swaying side to side (c) feet steady and apart (d) fiddling with a pen
22. 22.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) hopping on the spot (b) swaying to and fro (c) tall, feet steady (d) leaning on one leg
23. 23.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) touching your hair a lot (c) facing the audience (d) arms crossed tightly
25. 25.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a number
26. 26.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) points to something
27. 27.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
28. 28.True or false: “open hands” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
30. 30.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) natural gestures (c) back to the audience (d) relaxed shoulders
31. 31.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) distracting (b) helpful
32. 32.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) looking at the exit (b) shoulders back, open (c) hunched and closed (d) arms tightly crossed
33. 33.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) distracting (b) helpful
34. 34.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) natural gestures (b) slouching (c) touching your hair a lot (d) arms crossed tightly
35. 35.True or false: “standing tall” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) natural gestures (c) facing the audience (d) chin up
37. 37.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) swaying side to side (c) chin up (d) arms crossed tightly
38. 38.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
39. 39.True or false: “calm, still feet” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False

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