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Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 582 · 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: “natural gestures” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) shows a number
  3. 3.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) swaying side to side (c) slouching (d) natural gestures
  4. 4.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) arms crossed tightly (c) back to the audience (d) relaxed shoulders
  5. 5.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
  6. 6.🧍 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
  7. 7.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  8. 8.🙌 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
  9. 9.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
  10. 10.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
  11. 11.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  13. 13.True or false: “back to the audience” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) facing the audience (c) natural gestures (d) slouching
  15. 15.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  16. 16.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) arms crossed tightly (c) hands deep in pockets (d) facing the audience
  17. 17.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  18. 18.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
  19. 19.True or false: “calm, still feet” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) slouching (c) standing tall (d) arms crossed tightly
  21. 21.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) repeats nonstop (b) goes against words (c) matches your words (d) hides your face
  22. 22.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
  24. 24.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) relaxed at your sides (b) behind your head (c) in tight fists (d) deep in your pockets
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) open hands (c) arms crossed tightly (d) chin up
  26. 26.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) natural gestures (b) facing the audience (c) relaxed shoulders (d) fiddling with a pen
  27. 27.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  28. 28.True or false: “swaying side to side” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) hands deep in pockets (c) touching your hair a lot (d) fiddling with a pen
  30. 30.True or false: “chin up” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) looking at the exit (b) hunched and closed (c) arms tightly crossed (d) shoulders back, open
  32. 32.True or false: “standing tall” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  34. 34.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) fiddling with a pen (c) calm, still feet (d) hands deep in pockets
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) hands deep in pockets (c) standing tall (d) facing the audience
  36. 36.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  38. 38.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  39. 39.True or false: “open hands” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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