Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 949 · 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 helpful body language? (a) natural gestures (b) slouching (c) touching your hair a lot (d) fiddling with a pen
2. 2.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
3. 3.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
4. 4.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) distracting (b) helpful
5. 5.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) helpful (b) distracting
6. 6.True or false: “standing tall” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) leaning on one leg (b) hopping on the spot (c) swaying to and fro (d) tall, feet steady
8. 8.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) relaxed shoulders (c) tapping your foot (d) touching your hair a lot
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) back to the audience (c) tapping your foot (d) open hands
11. 11.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) arms tightly crossed (b) hunched and closed (c) looking at the exit (d) shoulders back, open
12. 12.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
13. 13.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) standing tall (c) hands deep in pockets (d) natural gestures
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) facing the audience (c) standing tall (d) arms crossed tightly
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) natural gestures (c) standing tall (d) feet steady and apart
16. 16.🙌 What does a fist raised in joy do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) facing the audience (c) fiddling with a pen (d) standing tall
18. 18.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows size
19. 19.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) distracting (b) helpful
20. 20.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) hold it up to show (b) keep it in your bag (c) hide it behind you (d) cover it with a cloth
21. 21.True or false: “chin up” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) distracting (b) helpful
23. 23.True or false: “back to the audience” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “swaying side to side” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) hands deep in pockets (c) calm, still feet (d) tapping your foot
26. 26.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) points to something
27. 27.True or false: “calm, still feet” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) standing tall (b) tapping your foot (c) hands deep in pockets (d) fiddling with a pen
29. 29.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) feet steady and apart (c) tapping your foot (d) swaying side to side
30. 30.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “facing the audience” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🙌 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
33. 33.True or false: “natural gestures” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “calm, still feet” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) distracting (b) helpful
36. 36.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) deep in your pockets (b) behind your head (c) relaxed at your sides (d) in tight fists
38. 38.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) swaying side to side (c) chin up (d) relaxed shoulders
39. 39.True or false: “swaying side to side” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) swaying side to side (c) natural gestures (d) hands deep in pockets

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