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Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 555 · 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) standing tall (b) touching your hair a lot (c) facing the audience (d) calm, still feet
  2. 2.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) back to the audience (c) standing tall (d) hands deep in pockets
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) relaxed shoulders (c) swaying side to side (d) feet steady and apart
  5. 5.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) shows size
  6. 6.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) hands deep in pockets (c) swaying side to side (d) tapping your foot
  7. 7.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  8. 8.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  9. 9.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) relaxed at your sides (b) deep in your pockets (c) in tight fists (d) behind your head
  10. 10.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) calm, still feet (c) facing the audience (d) feet steady and apart
  11. 11.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) relaxed shoulders (c) arms crossed tightly (d) facing the audience
  12. 12.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  13. 13.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) facing the audience (c) relaxed shoulders (d) feet steady and apart
  14. 14.True or false: “slouching” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: “standing tall” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: “back to the audience” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) hunched and closed (b) shoulders back, open (c) looking at the exit (d) arms tightly crossed
  18. 18.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) tapping your foot (c) chin up (d) slouching
  19. 19.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  20. 20.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) swaying to and fro (b) tall, feet steady (c) leaning on one leg (d) hopping on the spot
  21. 21.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) tapping your foot (c) swaying side to side (d) feet steady and apart
  23. 23.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) natural gestures (c) open hands (d) swaying side to side
  24. 24.🙌 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
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) arms crossed tightly (c) calm, still feet (d) relaxed shoulders
  26. 26.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) shows size
  27. 27.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: “open hands” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) back to the audience (c) slouching (d) standing tall
  31. 31.True or false: “chin up” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: “back to the audience” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) standing tall (c) facing the audience (d) open hands
  36. 36.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) tapping your foot (c) open hands (d) arms crossed tightly
  37. 37.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  38. 38.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) matches your words (b) hides your face (c) goes against words (d) repeats nonstop
  39. 39.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  40. 40.True or false: “natural gestures” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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