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Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 230 · 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.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) points to something
  2. 2.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: “swaying side to side” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  5. 5.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) fiddling with a pen (c) natural gestures (d) back to the audience
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) hands deep in pockets (c) calm, still feet (d) facing the audience
  8. 8.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  9. 9.🙌 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
  10. 10.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) in tight fists (b) behind your head (c) relaxed at your sides (d) deep in your pockets
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tapping your foot (b) slouching (c) fiddling with a pen (d) standing tall
  12. 12.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) facing the audience (c) feet steady and apart (d) tapping your foot
  13. 13.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) tapping your foot (c) back to the audience (d) calm, still feet
  14. 14.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  15. 15.True or false: “back to the audience” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) repeats nonstop (b) matches your words (c) goes against words (d) hides your face
  17. 17.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) natural gestures (c) back to the audience (d) hands deep in pockets
  19. 19.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) facing the audience (b) relaxed shoulders (c) chin up (d) fiddling with a pen
  20. 20.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  21. 21.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) fiddling with a pen (c) hands deep in pockets (d) standing tall
  22. 22.True or false: “open hands” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) open hands (c) tapping your foot (d) facing the audience
  24. 24.True or false: “slouching” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  26. 26.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  27. 27.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
  28. 28.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  29. 29.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  30. 30.True or false: “calm, still feet” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) points to something
  32. 32.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  33. 33.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) slouching (c) fiddling with a pen (d) facing the audience
  35. 35.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  36. 36.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) fiddling with a pen (c) chin up (d) hands deep in pockets
  37. 37.True or false: “chin up” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) calm, still feet (c) facing the audience (d) standing tall
  39. 39.True or false: “chin up” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: “open hands” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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