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Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 341 · 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.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) keep it in your bag (b) hide it behind you (c) cover it with a cloth (d) hold it up to show
  2. 2.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  3. 3.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows size
  4. 4.True or false: “swaying side to side” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: “natural gestures” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) slouching (c) chin up (d) feet steady and apart
  7. 7.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  8. 8.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) swaying side to side (c) arms crossed tightly (d) slouching
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tapping your foot (b) open hands (c) facing the audience (d) calm, still feet
  10. 10.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  11. 11.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  12. 12.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) behind your head (b) relaxed at your sides (c) in tight fists (d) deep in your pockets
  13. 13.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
  14. 14.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) leaning on one leg (b) swaying to and fro (c) hopping on the spot (d) tall, feet steady
  15. 15.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  16. 16.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  17. 17.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
  18. 18.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) hands deep in pockets (c) back to the audience (d) facing the audience
  19. 19.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  20. 20.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  21. 21.True or false: “open hands” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) arms crossed tightly (c) calm, still feet (d) fiddling with a pen
  24. 24.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) slouching (c) relaxed shoulders (d) touching your hair a lot
  25. 25.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  27. 27.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) natural gestures (c) open hands (d) feet steady and apart
  28. 28.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  29. 29.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) calm, still feet (c) open hands (d) natural gestures
  30. 30.True or false: “chin up” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
  34. 34.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) arms crossed tightly (c) tapping your foot (d) relaxed shoulders
  36. 36.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  37. 37.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) slouching (c) arms crossed tightly (d) standing tall
  38. 38.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) open hands (b) hands deep in pockets (c) swaying side to side (d) arms crossed tightly
  39. 39.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) arms tightly crossed (b) hunched and closed (c) looking at the exit (d) shoulders back, open
  40. 40.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling

Answer key

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

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