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Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 547 · 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) slouching (b) hands deep in pockets (c) relaxed shoulders (d) arms crossed tightly
  2. 2.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) points to something
  3. 3.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  4. 4.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) hold it up to show (b) cover it with a cloth (c) keep it in your bag (d) hide it behind you
  5. 5.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  6. 6.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) touching your hair a lot (c) feet steady and apart (d) chin up
  7. 7.True or false: “calm, still feet” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) natural gestures (c) back to the audience (d) slouching
  9. 9.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) goes against words (b) repeats nonstop (c) hides your face (d) matches your words
  10. 10.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  13. 13.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) swaying side to side (c) feet steady and apart (d) calm, still feet
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) back to the audience (c) natural gestures (d) calm, still feet
  16. 16.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) shoulders back, open (b) hunched and closed (c) looking at the exit (d) arms tightly crossed
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) swaying side to side (c) back to the audience (d) slouching
  18. 18.True or false: “natural gestures” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) chin up (c) tapping your foot (d) standing tall
  20. 20.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) chin up (b) relaxed shoulders (c) back to the audience (d) calm, still feet
  21. 21.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) points to something
  22. 22.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  23. 23.True or false: “back to the audience” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: “natural gestures” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  28. 28.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) slouching (b) natural gestures (c) open hands (d) calm, still feet
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) touching your hair a lot (c) swaying side to side (d) open hands
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) standing tall (c) natural gestures (d) hands deep in pockets
  31. 31.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) chin up (c) feet steady and apart (d) slouching
  34. 34.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  35. 35.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) slouching (c) feet steady and apart (d) arms crossed tightly
  36. 36.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) back to the audience (c) slouching (d) open hands
  37. 37.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) arms crossed tightly (c) touching your hair a lot (d) standing tall
  38. 38.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  39. 39.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
  40. 40.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) deep in your pockets (b) in tight fists (c) behind your head (d) relaxed at your sides

Answer key

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

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