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Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 396 · 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 feeling (c) shows size (d) shows a number
  2. 2.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  3. 3.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) arms crossed tightly (c) tapping your foot (d) chin up
  4. 4.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
  6. 6.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) back to the audience (c) swaying side to side (d) open hands
  8. 8.True or false: “back to the audience” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) slouching (c) feet steady and apart (d) hands deep in pockets
  10. 10.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) tapping your foot (c) chin up (d) relaxed shoulders
  11. 11.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  12. 12.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  13. 13.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) natural gestures (c) calm, still feet (d) relaxed shoulders
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) arms crossed tightly (c) chin up (d) fiddling with a pen
  15. 15.True or false: “facing the audience” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) chin up (c) relaxed shoulders (d) arms crossed tightly
  17. 17.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  18. 18.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) slouching (c) calm, still feet (d) tapping your foot
  19. 19.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: “tapping your foot” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🙌 What does a fist raised in joy do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
  23. 23.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
  24. 24.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  25. 25.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  26. 26.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) arms tightly crossed (b) hunched and closed (c) looking at the exit (d) shoulders back, open
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tapping your foot (b) relaxed shoulders (c) fiddling with a pen (d) arms crossed tightly
  28. 28.True or false: “slouching” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) swaying side to side (c) open hands (d) hands deep in pockets
  30. 30.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  31. 31.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  32. 32.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
  33. 33.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) keep it in your bag (b) cover it with a cloth (c) hide it behind you (d) hold it up to show
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) hands deep in pockets (c) natural gestures (d) back to the audience
  35. 35.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  36. 36.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) natural gestures (b) feet steady and apart (c) slouching (d) open hands
  37. 37.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “standing tall” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) natural gestures (b) calm, still feet (c) back to the audience (d) standing tall
  40. 40.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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