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Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 529 · 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 pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) points to something
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) facing the audience (c) natural gestures (d) tapping your foot
  3. 3.🙌 What does a fist raised in joy do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
  4. 4.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) keep it in your bag (b) hide it behind you (c) cover it with a cloth (d) hold it up to show
  5. 5.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) fiddling with a pen (c) natural gestures (d) slouching
  6. 6.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) standing tall (c) fiddling with a pen (d) open hands
  8. 8.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) relaxed shoulders (c) slouching (d) tapping your foot
  10. 10.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  11. 11.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) natural gestures (c) standing tall (d) swaying side to side
  13. 13.True or false: “slouching” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  15. 15.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) repeats nonstop (b) matches your words (c) hides your face (d) goes against words
  16. 16.True or false: “natural gestures” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  18. 18.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) swaying to and fro (b) hopping on the spot (c) tall, feet steady (d) leaning on one leg
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) open hands (c) calm, still feet (d) back to the audience
  20. 20.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
  21. 21.True or false: “open hands” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  23. 23.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  25. 25.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) facing the audience (c) swaying side to side (d) arms crossed tightly
  26. 26.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) facing the audience (c) relaxed shoulders (d) calm, still feet
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) arms crossed tightly (c) chin up (d) swaying side to side
  29. 29.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) fiddling with a pen (c) back to the audience (d) tapping your foot
  30. 30.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) standing tall (b) fiddling with a pen (c) touching your hair a lot (d) back to the audience
  31. 31.True or false: “standing tall” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
  33. 33.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) back to the audience (c) fiddling with a pen (d) calm, still feet
  35. 35.True or false: “swaying side to side” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) natural gestures (c) feet steady and apart (d) swaying side to side
  39. 39.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  40. 40.True or false: “open hands” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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