Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 970 · 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.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) matches your words (b) hides your face (c) goes against words (d) repeats nonstop
2. 2.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) back to the audience (c) touching your hair a lot (d) slouching
3. 3.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) chin up (c) swaying side to side (d) slouching
4. 4.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “tapping your foot” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) swaying to and fro (b) tall, feet steady (c) hopping on the spot (d) leaning on one leg
7. 7.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) helpful (b) distracting
8. 8.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) helpful (b) distracting
9. 9.🙌 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
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) fiddling with a pen (c) facing the audience (d) hands deep in pockets
11. 11.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) open hands (c) standing tall (d) swaying side to side
12. 12.True or false: “back to the audience” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) in tight fists (b) relaxed at your sides (c) behind your head (d) deep in your pockets
14. 14.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) helpful (b) distracting
15. 15.🙌 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
16. 16.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) touching your hair a lot (c) tapping your foot (d) slouching
17. 17.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows a number
18. 18.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) natural gestures (c) hands deep in pockets (d) swaying side to side
19. 19.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) keep it in your bag (b) hold it up to show (c) hide it behind you (d) cover it with a cloth
20. 20.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) distracting (b) helpful
21. 21.True or false: “facing the audience” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) calm, still feet (c) chin up (d) arms crossed tightly
24. 24.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) chin up (c) open hands (d) slouching
26. 26.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
28. 28.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) helpful (b) distracting
29. 29.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) hands deep in pockets (c) tapping your foot (d) open hands
30. 30.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) facing the audience (b) relaxed shoulders (c) arms crossed tightly (d) calm, still feet
31. 31.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) distracting (b) helpful
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) swaying side to side (c) calm, still feet (d) arms crossed tightly
33. 33.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) feet steady and apart (c) chin up (d) fiddling with a pen
35. 35.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a number
36. 36.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) helpful (b) distracting
37. 37.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) facing the audience (b) feet steady and apart (c) slouching (d) open hands
38. 38.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
40. 40.True or false: “facing the audience” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False

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