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Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 667 · 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) open hands (b) touching your hair a lot (c) tapping your foot (d) slouching
  2. 2.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  3. 3.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) behind your head (b) relaxed at your sides (c) in tight fists (d) deep in your pockets
  4. 4.True or false: “open hands” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) chin up (c) feet steady and apart (d) relaxed shoulders
  6. 6.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) chin up (b) feet steady and apart (c) touching your hair a lot (d) open hands
  7. 7.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) points to something
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) relaxed shoulders (c) tapping your foot (d) swaying side to side
  9. 9.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) standing tall (c) tapping your foot (d) fiddling with a pen
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) back to the audience (c) standing tall (d) fiddling with a pen
  11. 11.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) cover it with a cloth (b) hold it up to show (c) keep it in your bag (d) hide it behind you
  12. 12.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) hopping on the spot (b) swaying to and fro (c) tall, feet steady (d) leaning on one leg
  14. 14.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) arms tightly crossed (b) shoulders back, open (c) hunched and closed (d) looking at the exit
  15. 15.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) slouching (c) feet steady and apart (d) hands deep in pockets
  16. 16.True or false: “facing the audience” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  18. 18.🙌 What does a fist raised in joy do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
  19. 19.True or false: “calm, still feet” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) open hands (c) facing the audience (d) tapping your foot
  22. 22.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
  23. 23.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) facing the audience (c) swaying side to side (d) natural gestures
  25. 25.True or false: “slouching” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  27. 27.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
  28. 28.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  29. 29.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  30. 30.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) facing the audience (c) standing tall (d) open hands
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tapping your foot (b) open hands (c) arms crossed tightly (d) touching your hair a lot
  32. 32.True or false: “open hands” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  34. 34.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  35. 35.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  36. 36.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) hands deep in pockets (c) relaxed shoulders (d) open hands
  38. 38.True or false: “standing tall” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) facing the audience (c) fiddling with a pen (d) feet steady and apart

Answer key

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

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