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Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 571 · 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.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) touching your hair a lot (c) slouching (d) standing tall
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) relaxed shoulders (c) open hands (d) touching your hair a lot
  4. 4.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) calm, still feet (c) feet steady and apart (d) swaying side to side
  5. 5.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  7. 7.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
  8. 8.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) touching your hair a lot (c) relaxed shoulders (d) arms crossed tightly
  9. 9.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  10. 10.🧍 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
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) swaying side to side (c) fiddling with a pen (d) open hands
  12. 12.True or false: “standing tall” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: “chin up” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  15. 15.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  17. 17.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  18. 18.True or false: “natural gestures” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: “tapping your foot” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) relaxed shoulders (c) chin up (d) hands deep in pockets
  21. 21.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) feet steady and apart (c) back to the audience (d) swaying side to side
  22. 22.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) hopping on the spot (b) swaying to and fro (c) leaning on one leg (d) tall, feet steady
  23. 23.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
  24. 24.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  25. 25.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) back to the audience (b) open hands (c) standing tall (d) calm, still feet
  26. 26.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) slouching (c) relaxed shoulders (d) open hands
  28. 28.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) goes against words (b) hides your face (c) matches your words (d) repeats nonstop
  29. 29.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  31. 31.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a number
  33. 33.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) natural gestures (b) touching your hair a lot (c) back to the audience (d) slouching
  34. 34.True or false: “calm, still feet” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: “open hands” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) slouching (c) calm, still feet (d) arms crossed tightly
  37. 37.True or false: “open hands” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) points to something
  39. 39.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) looking at the exit (b) arms tightly crossed (c) shoulders back, open (d) hunched and closed

Answer key

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

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