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Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 614 · 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.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) arms crossed tightly (c) fiddling with a pen (d) chin up
  2. 2.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) hands deep in pockets (c) relaxed shoulders (d) feet steady and apart
  4. 4.True or false: “tapping your foot” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  6. 6.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) standing tall (c) relaxed shoulders (d) slouching
  7. 7.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) swaying to and fro (b) tall, feet steady (c) hopping on the spot (d) leaning on one leg
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tapping your foot (b) open hands (c) calm, still feet (d) standing tall
  9. 9.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  10. 10.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) hunched and closed (b) looking at the exit (c) shoulders back, open (d) arms tightly crossed
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) feet steady and apart (c) back to the audience (d) touching your hair a lot
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) back to the audience (c) slouching (d) natural gestures
  13. 13.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) hands deep in pockets (c) tapping your foot (d) standing tall
  14. 14.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) tapping your foot (c) natural gestures (d) feet steady and apart
  15. 15.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) keep it in your bag (b) cover it with a cloth (c) hold it up to show (d) hide it behind you
  16. 16.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) in tight fists (b) relaxed at your sides (c) behind your head (d) deep in your pockets
  17. 17.True or false: “natural gestures” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  19. 19.True or false: “standing tall” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: “standing tall” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: “open hands” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
  24. 24.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  25. 25.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  26. 26.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) touching your hair a lot (c) swaying side to side (d) open hands
  27. 27.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) facing the audience (c) feet steady and apart (d) arms crossed tightly
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) hands deep in pockets (c) tapping your foot (d) open hands
  29. 29.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  30. 30.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows size
  31. 31.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  32. 32.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
  33. 33.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) hands deep in pockets (c) facing the audience (d) fiddling with a pen
  34. 34.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a number
  35. 35.True or false: “swaying side to side” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: “back to the audience” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: “tapping your foot” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) tapping your foot (c) chin up (d) swaying side to side
  40. 40.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something

Answer key

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

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