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Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 290 · 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 of these is distracting body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) feet steady and apart (c) calm, still feet (d) chin up
  2. 2.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) open hands (c) calm, still feet (d) natural gestures
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) touching your hair a lot (c) natural gestures (d) tapping your foot
  5. 5.True or false: “standing tall” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) facing the audience (b) slouching (c) tapping your foot (d) arms crossed tightly
  7. 7.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tapping your foot (b) standing tall (c) calm, still feet (d) relaxed shoulders
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) open hands (c) hands deep in pockets (d) relaxed shoulders
  10. 10.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) deep in your pockets (b) behind your head (c) relaxed at your sides (d) in tight fists
  11. 11.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  12. 12.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) shows size
  13. 13.True or false: “slouching” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) relaxed shoulders (c) fiddling with a pen (d) arms crossed tightly
  15. 15.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a number
  16. 16.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) points to something
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) swaying side to side (c) arms crossed tightly (d) hands deep in pockets
  18. 18.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) natural gestures (b) tapping your foot (c) touching your hair a lot (d) swaying side to side
  19. 19.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  20. 20.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  21. 21.True or false: “tapping your foot” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  23. 23.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  24. 24.True or false: “calm, still feet” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) standing tall (b) back to the audience (c) arms crossed tightly (d) fiddling with a pen
  26. 26.True or false: “standing tall” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
  28. 28.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  29. 29.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) shoulders back, open (b) looking at the exit (c) hunched and closed (d) arms tightly crossed
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) touching your hair a lot (c) calm, still feet (d) natural gestures
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) touching your hair a lot (c) hands deep in pockets (d) arms crossed tightly
  32. 32.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) back to the audience (c) facing the audience (d) relaxed shoulders
  33. 33.🧍 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
  34. 34.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
  35. 35.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  36. 36.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) relaxed shoulders (c) slouching (d) chin up
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) arms crossed tightly (c) open hands (d) chin up
  39. 39.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) open hands (c) fiddling with a pen (d) standing tall

Answer key

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

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