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Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 153 · 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: slouching? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) slouching (c) swaying side to side (d) natural gestures
  3. 3.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  4. 4.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows size
  5. 5.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) goes against words (b) hides your face (c) matches your words (d) repeats nonstop
  6. 6.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  7. 7.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  8. 8.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) deep in your pockets (b) relaxed at your sides (c) behind your head (d) in tight fists
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) tapping your foot (c) feet steady and apart (d) hands deep in pockets
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) open hands (c) natural gestures (d) slouching
  11. 11.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  12. 12.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
  13. 13.True or false: “back to the audience” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows size
  15. 15.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  17. 17.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) calm, still feet (c) standing tall (d) arms crossed tightly
  19. 19.True or false: “facing the audience” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: “open hands” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  22. 22.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  23. 23.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) standing tall (c) hands deep in pockets (d) fiddling with a pen
  24. 24.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) shows a number
  25. 25.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) touching your hair a lot (c) facing the audience (d) feet steady and apart
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) feet steady and apart (c) tapping your foot (d) open hands
  27. 27.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) fiddling with a pen (c) relaxed shoulders (d) hands deep in pockets
  28. 28.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) tall, feet steady (b) leaning on one leg (c) swaying to and fro (d) hopping on the spot
  29. 29.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) swaying side to side (c) slouching (d) chin up
  30. 30.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) slouching (c) standing tall (d) relaxed shoulders
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) standing tall (c) arms crossed tightly (d) natural gestures
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) hands deep in pockets (c) open hands (d) fiddling with a pen
  33. 33.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows size
  34. 34.True or false: “chin up” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) hands deep in pockets (c) facing the audience (d) open hands
  37. 37.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) facing the audience (b) fiddling with a pen (c) standing tall (d) open hands
  38. 38.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) arms crossed tightly (c) swaying side to side (d) relaxed shoulders
  40. 40.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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