Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 987 · 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: swaying side to side? (a) distracting (b) helpful
2. 2.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) natural gestures (b) facing the audience (c) slouching (d) relaxed shoulders
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) relaxed shoulders (c) hands deep in pockets (d) swaying side to side
4. 4.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) feet steady and apart (c) calm, still feet (d) standing tall
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) arms crossed tightly (c) fiddling with a pen (d) feet steady and apart
8. 8.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) facing the audience (c) touching your hair a lot (d) fiddling with a pen
9. 9.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) points to something
10. 10.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) facing the audience (b) open hands (c) standing tall (d) back to the audience
11. 11.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) distracting (b) helpful
12. 12.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) distracting (b) helpful
13. 13.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) distracting (b) helpful
14. 14.True or false: “standing tall” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) distracting (b) helpful
17. 17.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) facing the audience (c) standing tall (d) natural gestures
19. 19.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows size
20. 20.True or false: “standing tall” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) chin up (b) standing tall (c) swaying side to side (d) relaxed shoulders
22. 22.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tapping your foot (b) arms crossed tightly (c) touching your hair a lot (d) natural gestures
24. 24.True or false: “slouching” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
26. 26.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a number
27. 27.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) helpful (b) distracting
28. 28.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
29. 29.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) helpful (b) distracting
30. 30.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) hands deep in pockets (c) slouching (d) open hands
31. 31.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) feet steady and apart (c) swaying side to side (d) back to the audience
32. 32.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) hides your face (b) goes against words (c) matches your words (d) repeats nonstop
33. 33.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) deep in your pockets (b) in tight fists (c) relaxed at your sides (d) behind your head
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) slouching (c) swaying side to side (d) arms crossed tightly
35. 35.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows a number
36. 36.True or false: “natural gestures” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) standing tall (c) fiddling with a pen (d) tapping your foot
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) chin up (c) feet steady and apart (d) fiddling with a pen
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) open hands (c) feet steady and apart (d) facing the audience
40. 40.True or false: “natural gestures” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True

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