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Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 314 · 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.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  2. 2.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) leaning on one leg (b) tall, feet steady (c) swaying to and fro (d) hopping on the spot
  3. 3.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  4. 4.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) matches your words (b) goes against words (c) repeats nonstop (d) hides your face
  5. 5.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  6. 6.🧍 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
  7. 7.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
  8. 8.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: “standing tall” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: “facing the audience” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  12. 12.True or false: “back to the audience” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  14. 14.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) chin up (c) tapping your foot (d) hands deep in pockets
  15. 15.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) hold it up to show (b) keep it in your bag (c) cover it with a cloth (d) hide it behind you
  16. 16.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) swaying side to side (c) open hands (d) touching your hair a lot
  17. 17.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
  18. 18.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  19. 19.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  20. 20.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: “slouching” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) natural gestures (b) facing the audience (c) fiddling with a pen (d) chin up
  23. 23.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  24. 24.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  25. 25.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) shoulders back, open (b) looking at the exit (c) arms tightly crossed (d) hunched and closed
  26. 26.True or false: “slouching” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a number
  28. 28.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  29. 29.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  30. 30.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  31. 31.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) hands deep in pockets (c) relaxed shoulders (d) slouching
  32. 32.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows size
  33. 33.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) hands deep in pockets (c) standing tall (d) slouching
  34. 34.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  35. 35.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
  36. 36.True or false: “chin up” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🙌 What does a fist raised in joy do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
  38. 38.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) natural gestures (c) feet steady and apart (d) calm, still feet
  40. 40.True or false: “back to the audience” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. distracting
  2. tall, feet steady
  3. helpful
  4. matches your words
  5. helpful
  6. relaxed at your sides
  7. shows size
  8. True
  9. False
  10. False
  11. helpful
  12. False
  13. helpful
  14. chin up
  15. hold it up to show
  16. open hands
  17. points to something
  18. helpful
  19. distracting
  20. False
  21. False
  22. fiddling with a pen
  23. helpful
  24. distracting
  25. shoulders back, open
  26. True
  27. shows size
  28. distracting
  29. distracting
  30. helpful
  31. relaxed shoulders
  32. shows a number
  33. standing tall
  34. distracting
  35. points to something
  36. False
  37. shows a feeling
  38. True
  39. swaying side to side
  40. True

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