Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 964 · 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.🧍 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
2. 2.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) fiddling with a pen (c) hands deep in pockets (d) feet steady and apart
3. 3.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) calm, still feet (c) slouching (d) arms crossed tightly
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) fiddling with a pen (c) hands deep in pockets (d) back to the audience
5. 5.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) facing the audience (c) fiddling with a pen (d) open hands
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) slouching (c) back to the audience (d) facing the audience
7. 7.True or false: “back to the audience” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “swaying side to side” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) deep in your pockets (b) behind your head (c) in tight fists (d) relaxed at your sides
10. 10.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) distracting (b) helpful
11. 11.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) helpful (b) distracting
12. 12.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
13. 13.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) points to something
14. 14.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) distracting (b) helpful
15. 15.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a number
16. 16.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) distracting (b) helpful
17. 17.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) hold it up to show (b) cover it with a cloth (c) hide it behind you (d) keep it in your bag
18. 18.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) helpful (b) distracting
19. 19.🙌 What does a fist raised in joy do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
20. 20.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) back to the audience (c) feet steady and apart (d) hands deep in pockets
22. 22.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) slouching (c) natural gestures (d) arms crossed tightly
23. 23.True or false: “facing the audience” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) natural gestures (b) relaxed shoulders (c) chin up (d) tapping your foot
25. 25.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) helpful (b) distracting
26. 26.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) standing tall (c) feet steady and apart (d) arms crossed tightly
28. 28.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) standing tall (c) calm, still feet (d) feet steady and apart
29. 29.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) helpful (b) distracting
30. 30.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) hunched and closed (b) arms tightly crossed (c) looking at the exit (d) shoulders back, open
31. 31.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) distracting (b) helpful
34. 34.🙌 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
35. 35.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) back to the audience (c) touching your hair a lot (d) slouching
38. 38.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
39. 39.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) natural gestures (c) swaying side to side (d) calm, still feet

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