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Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 696 · 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 raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
  2. 2.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  3. 3.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  4. 4.True or false: “tapping your foot” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: “standing tall” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🙌 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
  8. 8.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) hunched and closed (b) arms tightly crossed (c) looking at the exit (d) shoulders back, open
  9. 9.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) standing tall (b) slouching (c) back to the audience (d) fiddling with a pen
  10. 10.True or false: “open hands” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) swaying side to side (c) relaxed shoulders (d) chin up
  12. 12.🙌 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
  13. 13.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) natural gestures (b) standing tall (c) chin up (d) arms crossed tightly
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) slouching (c) calm, still feet (d) standing tall
  15. 15.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) calm, still feet (c) facing the audience (d) slouching
  16. 16.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  17. 17.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) slouching (c) chin up (d) touching your hair a lot
  18. 18.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  19. 19.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  20. 20.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
  21. 21.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
  22. 22.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) fiddling with a pen (c) natural gestures (d) calm, still feet
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) arms crossed tightly (c) relaxed shoulders (d) open hands
  25. 25.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) fiddling with a pen (c) slouching (d) feet steady and apart
  26. 26.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a number
  27. 27.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  28. 28.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  29. 29.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) swaying to and fro (b) tall, feet steady (c) leaning on one leg (d) hopping on the spot
  30. 30.True or false: “facing the audience” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: “natural gestures” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) behind your head (b) in tight fists (c) relaxed at your sides (d) deep in your pockets
  33. 33.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  34. 34.True or false: “calm, still feet” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  36. 36.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) arms crossed tightly (c) tapping your foot (d) natural gestures
  37. 37.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) feet steady and apart (c) natural gestures (d) relaxed shoulders
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) chin up (c) back to the audience (d) natural gestures
  40. 40.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) points to something

Answer key

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

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