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Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 457 · 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.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) cover it with a cloth (b) hide it behind you (c) hold it up to show (d) keep it in your bag
  2. 2.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  3. 3.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) swaying side to side (c) chin up (d) calm, still feet
  4. 4.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  5. 5.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  6. 6.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) open hands (c) arms crossed tightly (d) touching your hair a lot
  7. 7.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) swaying side to side (c) slouching (d) calm, still feet
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) feet steady and apart (c) swaying side to side (d) arms crossed tightly
  9. 9.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows size
  10. 10.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  11. 11.True or false: “standing tall” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) calm, still feet (c) chin up (d) standing tall
  13. 13.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) facing the audience (b) chin up (c) fiddling with a pen (d) feet steady and apart
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) touching your hair a lot (c) facing the audience (d) swaying side to side
  15. 15.True or false: “natural gestures” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  17. 17.True or false: “open hands” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) standing tall (c) open hands (d) natural gestures
  20. 20.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) hides your face (b) matches your words (c) repeats nonstop (d) goes against words
  21. 21.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) facing the audience (c) standing tall (d) natural gestures
  22. 22.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  23. 23.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) touching your hair a lot (c) facing the audience (d) tapping your foot
  24. 24.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows size
  26. 26.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) relaxed at your sides (b) in tight fists (c) deep in your pockets (d) behind your head
  27. 27.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
  28. 28.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
  29. 29.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  30. 30.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) facing the audience (c) open hands (d) slouching
  32. 32.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) relaxed shoulders (c) tapping your foot (d) swaying side to side
  33. 33.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  34. 34.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  35. 35.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) back to the audience (c) fiddling with a pen (d) slouching
  37. 37.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
  38. 38.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: “chin up” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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