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Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 217 · 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.True or false: “slouching” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  3. 3.True or false: “facing the audience” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  5. 5.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) swaying side to side (c) calm, still feet (d) facing the audience
  6. 6.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) tapping your foot (c) touching your hair a lot (d) calm, still feet
  8. 8.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) slouching (c) relaxed shoulders (d) touching your hair a lot
  9. 9.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
  10. 10.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) natural gestures (c) relaxed shoulders (d) touching your hair a lot
  11. 11.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  12. 12.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  13. 13.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  14. 14.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) facing the audience (b) open hands (c) slouching (d) natural gestures
  15. 15.True or false: “standing tall” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) facing the audience (b) relaxed shoulders (c) feet steady and apart (d) arms crossed tightly
  17. 17.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) back to the audience (c) calm, still feet (d) standing tall
  20. 20.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
  21. 21.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) in tight fists (b) deep in your pockets (c) relaxed at your sides (d) behind your head
  22. 22.True or false: “natural gestures” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) tapping your foot (c) calm, still feet (d) touching your hair a lot
  24. 24.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  25. 25.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  26. 26.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
  27. 27.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  28. 28.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) arms tightly crossed (b) hunched and closed (c) shoulders back, open (d) looking at the exit
  29. 29.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🙌 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
  31. 31.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) fiddling with a pen (c) back to the audience (d) natural gestures
  32. 32.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) cover it with a cloth (b) keep it in your bag (c) hide it behind you (d) hold it up to show
  33. 33.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  34. 34.True or false: “tapping your foot” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) feet steady and apart (c) chin up (d) arms crossed tightly
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) chin up (c) relaxed shoulders (d) feet steady and apart
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) open hands (c) slouching (d) swaying side to side
  38. 38.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  39. 39.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  40. 40.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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