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Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 590 · 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 counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
  2. 2.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
  3. 3.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
  4. 4.🙌 What does a fist raised in joy do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
  5. 5.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  6. 6.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  7. 7.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) standing tall (c) tapping your foot (d) back to the audience
  8. 8.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) feet steady and apart (c) fiddling with a pen (d) chin up
  9. 9.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) feet steady and apart (c) relaxed shoulders (d) tapping your foot
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) slouching (c) touching your hair a lot (d) tapping your foot
  12. 12.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) hopping on the spot (b) tall, feet steady (c) swaying to and fro (d) leaning on one leg
  14. 14.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  15. 15.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
  16. 16.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  17. 17.True or false: “standing tall” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) hide it behind you (b) keep it in your bag (c) hold it up to show (d) cover it with a cloth
  20. 20.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) relaxed shoulders (c) swaying side to side (d) chin up
  21. 21.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) chin up (c) touching your hair a lot (d) calm, still feet
  23. 23.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) hunched and closed (b) arms tightly crossed (c) shoulders back, open (d) looking at the exit
  24. 24.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  25. 25.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
  27. 27.True or false: “chin up” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) arms crossed tightly (c) hands deep in pockets (d) chin up
  29. 29.True or false: “open hands” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) natural gestures (c) open hands (d) hands deep in pockets
  31. 31.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  32. 32.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) fiddling with a pen (c) natural gestures (d) slouching
  33. 33.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows size
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) tapping your foot (c) relaxed shoulders (d) touching your hair a lot
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) facing the audience (c) back to the audience (d) swaying side to side
  36. 36.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  37. 37.True or false: “open hands” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  39. 39.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful

Answer key

  1. shows a number
  2. shows size
  3. shows a feeling
  4. shows a feeling
  5. helpful
  6. distracting
  7. standing tall
  8. fiddling with a pen
  9. distracting
  10. tapping your foot
  11. open hands
  12. True
  13. tall, feet steady
  14. helpful
  15. shows size
  16. helpful
  17. True
  18. False
  19. hold it up to show
  20. swaying side to side
  21. helpful
  22. touching your hair a lot
  23. shoulders back, open
  24. helpful
  25. False
  26. shows a number
  27. True
  28. chin up
  29. True
  30. hands deep in pockets
  31. helpful
  32. natural gestures
  33. points to something
  34. relaxed shoulders
  35. facing the audience
  36. helpful
  37. False
  38. distracting
  39. False
  40. distracting

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