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Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 242 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) feet steady and apart (c) calm, still feet (d) facing the audience
  2. 2.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  3. 3.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) touching your hair a lot (c) back to the audience (d) arms crossed tightly
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) facing the audience (c) back to the audience (d) standing tall
  5. 5.True or false: “back to the audience” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🧍 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
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) touching your hair a lot (c) open hands (d) slouching
  8. 8.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) calm, still feet (c) tapping your foot (d) relaxed shoulders
  9. 9.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
  10. 10.True or false: “tapping your foot” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: “standing tall” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) tapping your foot (c) hands deep in pockets (d) swaying side to side
  13. 13.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  14. 14.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  15. 15.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) hides your face (b) matches your words (c) goes against words (d) repeats nonstop
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) feet steady and apart (c) slouching (d) facing the audience
  17. 17.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) points to something
  18. 18.True or false: “calm, still feet” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) arms tightly crossed (b) looking at the exit (c) shoulders back, open (d) hunched and closed
  20. 20.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) arms crossed tightly (c) tapping your foot (d) natural gestures
  21. 21.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) calm, still feet (c) swaying side to side (d) natural gestures
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) tapping your foot (c) hands deep in pockets (d) chin up
  25. 25.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  26. 26.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) fiddling with a pen (c) standing tall (d) back to the audience
  27. 27.True or false: “tapping your foot” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  29. 29.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
  30. 30.True or false: “slouching” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  32. 32.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) natural gestures (c) tapping your foot (d) facing the audience
  34. 34.True or false: “calm, still feet” 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.True or false: “natural gestures” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows size
  38. 38.True or false: “open hands” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) tapping your foot (c) hands deep in pockets (d) feet steady and apart

Answer key

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

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