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Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 409 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) tapping your foot (c) touching your hair a lot (d) relaxed shoulders
  2. 2.True or false: “back to the audience” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) natural gestures (c) standing tall (d) back to the audience
  4. 4.True or false: “slouching” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) open hands (c) fiddling with a pen (d) calm, still feet
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) hands deep in pockets (c) swaying side to side (d) calm, still feet
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) chin up (c) standing tall (d) touching your hair a lot
  8. 8.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  9. 9.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) chin up (c) touching your hair a lot (d) feet steady and apart
  10. 10.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  11. 11.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  12. 12.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) hunched and closed (b) shoulders back, open (c) looking at the exit (d) arms tightly crossed
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) feet steady and apart (c) hands deep in pockets (d) standing tall
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) natural gestures (c) calm, still feet (d) relaxed shoulders
  15. 15.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) shows size
  17. 17.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) touching your hair a lot (c) standing tall (d) arms crossed tightly
  18. 18.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  19. 19.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  20. 20.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  21. 21.True or false: “chin up” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) swaying side to side (c) arms crossed tightly (d) hands deep in pockets
  24. 24.True or false: “chin up” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
  26. 26.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a number
  28. 28.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows size
  29. 29.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows size
  30. 30.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows size
  31. 31.True or false: “back to the audience” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) facing the audience (c) back to the audience (d) arms crossed tightly
  33. 33.True or false: “facing the audience” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  35. 35.True or false: “facing the audience” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  38. 38.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  39. 39.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) hide it behind you (b) keep it in your bag (c) cover it with a cloth (d) hold it up to show
  40. 40.True or false: “tapping your foot” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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