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Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 768 · 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 distracting body language? (a) natural gestures (b) feet steady and apart (c) relaxed shoulders (d) swaying side to side
  2. 2.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) hands deep in pockets (c) chin up (d) tapping your foot
  3. 3.True or false: “calm, still feet” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) chin up (c) arms crossed tightly (d) feet steady and apart
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) natural gestures (c) feet steady and apart (d) open hands
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) feet steady and apart (c) touching your hair a lot (d) fiddling with a pen
  7. 7.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) relaxed shoulders (c) swaying side to side (d) slouching
  8. 8.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) shows a number
  9. 9.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) facing the audience (c) natural gestures (d) back to the audience
  10. 10.True or false: “tapping your foot” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) points to something
  12. 12.True or false: “slouching” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: “open hands” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) feet steady and apart (c) calm, still feet (d) open hands
  15. 15.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) open hands (c) back to the audience (d) tapping your foot
  18. 18.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  19. 19.True or false: “natural gestures” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: “swaying side to side” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) calm, still feet (c) hands deep in pockets (d) tapping your foot
  23. 23.True or false: “standing tall” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) standing tall (c) feet steady and apart (d) tapping your foot
  27. 27.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) arms tightly crossed (b) hunched and closed (c) looking at the exit (d) shoulders back, open
  28. 28.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows a number
  29. 29.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) feet steady and apart (c) touching your hair a lot (d) chin up
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) calm, still feet (c) facing the audience (d) hands deep in pockets
  31. 31.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows a number
  32. 32.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  33. 33.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  35. 35.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  37. 37.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
  38. 38.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) open hands (c) hands deep in pockets (d) chin up
  39. 39.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows size
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) facing the audience (c) arms crossed tightly (d) fiddling with a pen

Answer key

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

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