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Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 151 · 40 questions
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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.

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

Answer key

  1. distracting
  2. relaxed shoulders
  3. True
  4. shows size
  5. swaying side to side
  6. tapping your foot
  7. arms crossed tightly
  8. hands deep in pockets
  9. helpful
  10. swaying side to side
  11. back to the audience
  12. chin up
  13. slouching
  14. shows a number
  15. relaxed shoulders
  16. slouching
  17. True
  18. open hands
  19. points to something
  20. True
  21. True
  22. shows a feeling
  23. False
  24. helpful
  25. False
  26. helpful
  27. arms crossed tightly
  28. feet steady and apart
  29. shows a number
  30. helpful
  31. helpful
  32. distracting
  33. shoulders back, open
  34. False
  35. natural gestures
  36. relaxed at your sides
  37. distracting
  38. helpful
  39. natural gestures
  40. True

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