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Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 243 · 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 raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a number
  2. 2.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) chin up (c) swaying side to side (d) relaxed shoulders
  3. 3.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) shows size
  4. 4.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) facing the audience (c) relaxed shoulders (d) natural gestures
  6. 6.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) repeats nonstop (b) goes against words (c) matches your words (d) hides your face
  9. 9.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) open hands (c) slouching (d) arms crossed tightly
  10. 10.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  11. 11.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) natural gestures (b) open hands (c) hands deep in pockets (d) calm, still feet
  12. 12.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tapping your foot (b) hands deep in pockets (c) back to the audience (d) open hands
  14. 14.True or false: “tapping your foot” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) slouching (c) facing the audience (d) arms crossed tightly
  16. 16.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) hunched and closed (b) looking at the exit (c) shoulders back, open (d) arms tightly crossed
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) touching your hair a lot (c) standing tall (d) arms crossed tightly
  18. 18.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) slouching (c) touching your hair a lot (d) standing tall
  19. 19.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) chin up (c) natural gestures (d) feet steady and apart
  21. 21.True or false: “swaying side to side” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) facing the audience (c) feet steady and apart (d) slouching
  24. 24.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) behind your head (b) deep in your pockets (c) relaxed at your sides (d) in tight fists
  25. 25.True or false: “chin up” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) points to something
  27. 27.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: “tapping your foot” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  30. 30.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) fiddling with a pen (c) relaxed shoulders (d) back to the audience
  31. 31.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  32. 32.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) chin up (c) back to the audience (d) relaxed shoulders
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) facing the audience (c) fiddling with a pen (d) feet steady and apart
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) swaying side to side (c) relaxed shoulders (d) tapping your foot
  36. 36.True or false: “standing tall” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “standing tall” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
  39. 39.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  40. 40.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) feet steady and apart (c) slouching (d) arms crossed tightly

Answer key

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

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