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Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 189 · 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: chin up? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  2. 2.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  3. 3.True or false: “facing the audience” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) swaying to and fro (b) tall, feet steady (c) leaning on one leg (d) hopping on the spot
  5. 5.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  6. 6.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) arms crossed tightly (c) fiddling with a pen (d) back to the audience
  8. 8.True or false: “standing tall” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) repeats nonstop (b) matches your words (c) goes against words (d) hides your face
  10. 10.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  11. 11.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  12. 12.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) tapping your foot (c) feet steady and apart (d) hands deep in pockets
  13. 13.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) calm, still feet (c) hands deep in pockets (d) slouching
  15. 15.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  16. 16.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  17. 17.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
  18. 18.True or false: “tapping your foot” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
  20. 20.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
  21. 21.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  22. 22.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  23. 23.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
  24. 24.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) chin up (b) back to the audience (c) slouching (d) swaying side to side
  25. 25.True or false: “facing the audience” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: “open hands” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
  29. 29.True or false: “tapping your foot” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) back to the audience (c) chin up (d) facing the audience
  31. 31.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) natural gestures (b) slouching (c) calm, still feet (d) feet steady and apart
  32. 32.True or false: “chin up” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows size
  34. 34.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) arms tightly crossed (b) looking at the exit (c) shoulders back, open (d) hunched and closed
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) standing tall (c) natural gestures (d) fiddling with a pen
  36. 36.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) relaxed at your sides (b) in tight fists (c) deep in your pockets (d) behind your head
  37. 37.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) standing tall (c) touching your hair a lot (d) chin up
  38. 38.🎁 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
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) hands deep in pockets (c) relaxed shoulders (d) facing the audience
  40. 40.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) facing the audience (c) arms crossed tightly (d) back to the audience

Answer key

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

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