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Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 392 · 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) tapping your foot (b) natural gestures (c) feet steady and apart (d) standing tall
  2. 2.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  3. 3.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  4. 4.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) natural gestures (c) open hands (d) feet steady and apart
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) natural gestures (c) feet steady and apart (d) arms crossed tightly
  7. 7.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) hunched and closed (b) arms tightly crossed (c) shoulders back, open (d) looking at the exit
  8. 8.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  9. 9.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows size
  11. 11.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows size
  12. 12.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) swaying side to side (c) arms crossed tightly (d) slouching
  13. 13.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) facing the audience (b) hands deep in pockets (c) relaxed shoulders (d) calm, still feet
  14. 14.True or false: “open hands” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: “swaying side to side” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) standing tall (c) fiddling with a pen (d) facing the audience
  18. 18.True or false: “natural gestures” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🙌 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
  20. 20.🙌 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
  21. 21.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) feet steady and apart (c) swaying side to side (d) standing tall
  23. 23.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  24. 24.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  26. 26.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  28. 28.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
  29. 29.True or false: “slouching” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) hands deep in pockets (c) standing tall (d) swaying side to side
  31. 31.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  32. 32.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) natural gestures (b) standing tall (c) back to the audience (d) feet steady and apart
  33. 33.True or false: “facing the audience” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: “calm, still feet” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: “tapping your foot” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) natural gestures (b) touching your hair a lot (c) facing the audience (d) chin up
  37. 37.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
  38. 38.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows size
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) chin up (c) tapping your foot (d) standing tall

Answer key

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

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