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Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 747 · 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.True or false: “natural gestures” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: “facing the audience” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows size
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) chin up (c) tapping your foot (d) back to the audience
  5. 5.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
  7. 7.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) natural gestures (b) open hands (c) slouching (d) calm, still feet
  8. 8.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  9. 9.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) shows size
  10. 10.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  11. 11.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) swaying side to side (c) back to the audience (d) relaxed shoulders
  12. 12.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) points to something
  13. 13.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) facing the audience (c) natural gestures (d) back to the audience
  14. 14.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) tapping your foot (c) open hands (d) natural gestures
  15. 15.True or false: “open hands” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) open hands (c) chin up (d) facing the audience
  17. 17.True or false: “natural gestures” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  20. 20.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) tall, feet steady (b) hopping on the spot (c) leaning on one leg (d) swaying to and fro
  21. 21.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) hands deep in pockets (c) feet steady and apart (d) standing tall
  23. 23.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) repeats nonstop (b) hides your face (c) matches your words (d) goes against words
  24. 24.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  25. 25.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) open hands (c) facing the audience (d) slouching
  27. 27.True or false: “tapping your foot” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) slouching (c) swaying side to side (d) touching your hair a lot
  29. 29.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  30. 30.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) calm, still feet (c) standing tall (d) natural gestures
  31. 31.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) hunched and closed (b) arms tightly crossed (c) looking at the exit (d) shoulders back, open
  32. 32.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  33. 33.True or false: “open hands” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) touching your hair a lot (c) relaxed shoulders (d) feet steady and apart
  35. 35.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) hold it up to show (b) keep it in your bag (c) cover it with a cloth (d) hide it behind you
  36. 36.True or false: “calm, still feet” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) natural gestures (c) facing the audience (d) arms crossed tightly
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) feet steady and apart (c) back to the audience (d) facing the audience
  39. 39.True or false: “chin up” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) fiddling with a pen (c) swaying side to side (d) standing tall

Answer key

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

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