Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 956 · 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: tapping your foot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) calm, still feet (c) open hands (d) feet steady and apart
3. 3.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows size
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) open hands (c) touching your hair a lot (d) swaying side to side
5. 5.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) shows size
6. 6.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) shows a number
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) feet steady and apart (c) swaying side to side (d) facing the audience
8. 8.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) distracting (b) helpful
9. 9.🎁 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
10. 10.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) helpful (b) distracting
11. 11.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
12. 12.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) points to something
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) slouching (c) natural gestures (d) hands deep in pockets
14. 14.🙌 What does a fist raised in joy do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows size
15. 15.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows size
16. 16.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) matches your words (b) repeats nonstop (c) hides your face (d) goes against words
17. 17.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) hands deep in pockets (c) fiddling with a pen (d) relaxed shoulders
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) relaxed shoulders (c) facing the audience (d) fiddling with a pen
19. 19.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) helpful (b) distracting
20. 20.True or false: “tapping your foot” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) facing the audience (c) standing tall (d) open hands
22. 22.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) in tight fists (b) behind your head (c) relaxed at your sides (d) deep in your pockets
23. 23.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) standing tall (c) arms crossed tightly (d) fiddling with a pen
24. 24.True or false: “back to the audience” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “slouching” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) chin up (c) facing the audience (d) hands deep in pockets
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tapping your foot (b) chin up (c) natural gestures (d) standing tall
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) relaxed shoulders (c) arms crossed tightly (d) fiddling with a pen
29. 29.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “calm, still feet” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) shows size
32. 32.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
33. 33.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) slouching (c) calm, still feet (d) facing the audience
34. 34.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) distracting (b) helpful
35. 35.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) facing the audience (b) arms crossed tightly (c) swaying side to side (d) slouching
36. 36.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) slouching (c) chin up (d) swaying side to side
37. 37.True or false: “swaying side to side” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “facing the audience” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) calm, still feet (c) fiddling with a pen (d) arms crossed tightly
40. 40.True or false: “swaying side to side” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False

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