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Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 759 · 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 pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
  2. 2.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  3. 3.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
  4. 4.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  5. 5.True or false: “open hands” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) hides your face (b) goes against words (c) repeats nonstop (d) matches your words
  7. 7.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  8. 8.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) relaxed shoulders (c) open hands (d) swaying side to side
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) open hands (c) chin up (d) fiddling with a pen
  11. 11.True or false: “calm, still feet” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  13. 13.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  14. 14.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) deep in your pockets (b) relaxed at your sides (c) in tight fists (d) behind your head
  15. 15.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) back to the audience (c) chin up (d) open hands
  16. 16.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  17. 17.True or false: “tapping your foot” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) arms crossed tightly (c) facing the audience (d) feet steady and apart
  19. 19.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a number
  20. 20.True or false: “chin up” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) touching your hair a lot (c) standing tall (d) fiddling with a pen
  22. 22.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) relaxed shoulders (c) touching your hair a lot (d) calm, still feet
  23. 23.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  24. 24.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🙌 What does a fist raised in joy do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows size
  26. 26.True or false: “chin up” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: “swaying side to side” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) swaying side to side (c) back to the audience (d) tapping your foot
  29. 29.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) looking at the exit (b) shoulders back, open (c) hunched and closed (d) arms tightly crossed
  30. 30.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) fiddling with a pen (c) calm, still feet (d) relaxed shoulders
  31. 31.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  32. 32.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows size
  33. 33.True or false: “facing the audience” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: “swaying side to side” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🙌 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
  36. 36.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  37. 37.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) back to the audience (c) calm, still feet (d) fiddling with a pen
  38. 38.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  39. 39.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) arms crossed tightly (c) back to the audience (d) chin up
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) fiddling with a pen (c) slouching (d) relaxed shoulders

Answer key

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

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