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Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 586 · 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 a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
  2. 2.🙌 What does a hand on your heart 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: touching your hair a lot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  4. 4.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a number
  5. 5.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) open hands (c) arms crossed tightly (d) feet steady and apart
  7. 7.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  8. 8.True or false: “open hands” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🧍 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
  10. 10.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) slouching (c) calm, still feet (d) hands deep in pockets
  12. 12.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) hands deep in pockets (c) open hands (d) touching your hair a lot
  13. 13.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) points to something
  14. 14.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) slouching (b) natural gestures (c) chin up (d) facing the audience
  15. 15.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) natural gestures (b) slouching (c) back to the audience (d) swaying side to side
  16. 16.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) repeats nonstop (b) matches your words (c) hides your face (d) goes against words
  17. 17.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  18. 18.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  19. 19.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) facing the audience (b) swaying side to side (c) relaxed shoulders (d) standing tall
  20. 20.True or false: “calm, still feet” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  22. 22.True or false: “tapping your foot” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  24. 24.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  25. 25.True or false: “natural gestures” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  27. 27.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  28. 28.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) swaying side to side (c) back to the audience (d) feet steady and apart
  30. 30.True or false: “tapping your foot” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: “slouching” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: “chin up” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) natural gestures (c) calm, still feet (d) chin up
  34. 34.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  35. 35.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
  36. 36.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  37. 37.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) hide it behind you (b) hold it up to show (c) cover it with a cloth (d) keep it in your bag
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) natural gestures (c) back to the audience (d) arms crossed tightly
  39. 39.True or false: “open hands” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: “back to the audience” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. points to something
  2. shows a feeling
  3. distracting
  4. points to something
  5. shows size
  6. arms crossed tightly
  7. distracting
  8. True
  9. relaxed at your sides
  10. distracting
  11. calm, still feet
  12. open hands
  13. shows size
  14. slouching
  15. natural gestures
  16. matches your words
  17. helpful
  18. distracting
  19. swaying side to side
  20. False
  21. distracting
  22. False
  23. helpful
  24. helpful
  25. False
  26. helpful
  27. distracting
  28. True
  29. feet steady and apart
  30. True
  31. True
  32. True
  33. arms crossed tightly
  34. helpful
  35. shows size
  36. helpful
  37. hold it up to show
  38. natural gestures
  39. False
  40. True

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