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Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 333 · 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 holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
  2. 2.True or false: “open hands” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: “back to the audience” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  5. 5.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  6. 6.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  7. 7.True or false: “natural gestures” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) relaxed at your sides (b) behind your head (c) deep in your pockets (d) in tight fists
  9. 9.True or false: “swaying side to side” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: “back to the audience” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: “tapping your foot” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  14. 14.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) standing tall (c) touching your hair a lot (d) tapping your foot
  15. 15.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) swaying side to side (c) relaxed shoulders (d) hands deep in pockets
  17. 17.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) tapping your foot (c) calm, still feet (d) relaxed shoulders
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) open hands (c) facing the audience (d) calm, still feet
  20. 20.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🙌 What does a fist raised in joy do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) shows size
  22. 22.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) calm, still feet (c) natural gestures (d) facing the audience
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) hands deep in pockets (c) back to the audience (d) arms crossed tightly
  24. 24.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) natural gestures (c) calm, still feet (d) slouching
  25. 25.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) leaning on one leg (b) hopping on the spot (c) swaying to and fro (d) tall, feet steady
  26. 26.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) hands deep in pockets (c) open hands (d) slouching
  27. 27.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) facing the audience (c) natural gestures (d) chin up
  28. 28.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  29. 29.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  30. 30.True or false: “natural gestures” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) calm, still feet (c) slouching (d) open hands
  33. 33.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) back to the audience (c) touching your hair a lot (d) chin up
  35. 35.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) tapping your foot (c) hands deep in pockets (d) calm, still feet
  36. 36.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  37. 37.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  38. 38.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) natural gestures (b) slouching (c) swaying side to side (d) arms crossed tightly
  39. 39.True or false: “standing tall” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: “calm, still feet” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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