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Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 366 · 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) shows size (c) shows a number (d) points to something
  2. 2.True or false: “swaying side to side” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  4. 4.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  5. 5.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  6. 6.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) keep it in your bag (b) cover it with a cloth (c) hold it up to show (d) hide it behind you
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) fiddling with a pen (c) open hands (d) natural gestures
  8. 8.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) feet steady and apart (c) facing the audience (d) swaying side to side
  11. 11.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) shows size
  12. 12.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) swaying to and fro (b) hopping on the spot (c) leaning on one leg (d) tall, feet steady
  13. 13.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) arms crossed tightly (c) relaxed shoulders (d) hands deep in pockets
  14. 14.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) feet steady and apart (c) hands deep in pockets (d) swaying side to side
  15. 15.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  16. 16.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) hides your face (b) repeats nonstop (c) matches your words (d) goes against words
  17. 17.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
  18. 18.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) relaxed shoulders (c) feet steady and apart (d) chin up
  19. 19.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) behind your head (b) in tight fists (c) relaxed at your sides (d) deep in your pockets
  20. 20.True or false: “calm, still feet” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: “calm, still feet” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: “slouching” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) open hands (c) calm, still feet (d) standing tall
  24. 24.True or false: “facing the audience” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  27. 27.True or false: “open hands” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: “slouching” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  30. 30.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  31. 31.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  32. 32.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  33. 33.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) slouching (c) fiddling with a pen (d) arms crossed tightly
  35. 35.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) back to the audience (c) swaying side to side (d) facing the audience
  37. 37.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) arms tightly crossed (b) hunched and closed (c) looking at the exit (d) shoulders back, open
  38. 38.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) open hands (c) natural gestures (d) swaying side to side
  39. 39.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
  40. 40.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) slouching (b) relaxed shoulders (c) feet steady and apart (d) chin up

Answer key

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

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