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Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 402 · 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.True or false: “open hands” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  3. 3.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) behind your head (b) deep in your pockets (c) relaxed at your sides (d) in tight fists
  4. 4.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) hold it up to show (b) keep it in your bag (c) cover it with a cloth (d) hide it behind you
  5. 5.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
  6. 6.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) fiddling with a pen (c) tapping your foot (d) calm, still feet
  7. 7.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  9. 9.True or false: “back to the audience” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
  11. 11.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) tapping your foot (c) natural gestures (d) facing the audience
  13. 13.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  14. 14.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
  16. 16.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) swaying side to side (c) open hands (d) natural gestures
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) fiddling with a pen (c) touching your hair a lot (d) standing tall
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) fiddling with a pen (c) hands deep in pockets (d) relaxed shoulders
  19. 19.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  20. 20.True or false: “chin up” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  22. 22.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) back to the audience (c) arms crossed tightly (d) chin up
  23. 23.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) standing tall (c) arms crossed tightly (d) calm, still feet
  25. 25.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) natural gestures (c) hands deep in pockets (d) feet steady and apart
  26. 26.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) hopping on the spot (b) leaning on one leg (c) tall, feet steady (d) swaying to and fro
  27. 27.🙌 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
  28. 28.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  29. 29.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  30. 30.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) facing the audience (c) natural gestures (d) slouching
  31. 31.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) swaying side to side (c) natural gestures (d) touching your hair a lot
  32. 32.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  33. 33.True or false: “facing the audience” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) fiddling with a pen (c) open hands (d) calm, still feet
  35. 35.True or false: “standing tall” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) hunched and closed (b) arms tightly crossed (c) shoulders back, open (d) looking at the exit
  37. 37.True or false: “open hands” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) open hands (c) feet steady and apart (d) slouching
  39. 39.True or false: “slouching” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) goes against words (b) hides your face (c) repeats nonstop (d) matches your words

Answer key

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

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