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Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 577 · 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 spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) shows a number
  2. 2.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  3. 3.🙌 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
  4. 4.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  5. 5.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) hands deep in pockets (c) chin up (d) swaying side to side
  6. 6.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  7. 7.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) back to the audience (c) standing tall (d) arms crossed tightly
  8. 8.True or false: “chin up” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) natural gestures (c) open hands (d) fiddling with a pen
  11. 11.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  14. 14.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows a number
  15. 15.True or false: “natural gestures” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) hands deep in pockets (c) touching your hair a lot (d) swaying side to side
  17. 17.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) goes against words (b) hides your face (c) repeats nonstop (d) matches your words
  18. 18.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) back to the audience (c) facing the audience (d) chin up
  19. 19.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) calm, still feet (c) swaying side to side (d) touching your hair a lot
  20. 20.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) facing the audience (c) touching your hair a lot (d) swaying side to side
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) swaying side to side (c) natural gestures (d) hands deep in pockets
  22. 22.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) natural gestures (c) hands deep in pockets (d) arms crossed tightly
  23. 23.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) points to something
  24. 24.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  25. 25.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  26. 26.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) calm, still feet (c) natural gestures (d) swaying side to side
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) back to the audience (c) slouching (d) touching your hair a lot
  29. 29.True or false: “slouching” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  31. 31.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) tall, feet steady (b) leaning on one leg (c) swaying to and fro (d) hopping on the spot
  32. 32.True or false: “back to the audience” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows size
  34. 34.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) arms crossed tightly (c) feet steady and apart (d) back to the audience
  35. 35.True or false: “tapping your foot” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) behind your head (b) deep in your pockets (c) relaxed at your sides (d) in tight fists
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) slouching (c) hands deep in pockets (d) back to the audience
  38. 38.True or false: “standing tall” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  40. 40.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) distracting (b) helpful

Answer key

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

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