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Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 770 · 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) facing the audience (b) slouching (c) back to the audience (d) swaying side to side
  2. 2.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
  3. 3.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) hide it behind you (b) cover it with a cloth (c) keep it in your bag (d) hold it up to show
  4. 4.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tapping your foot (b) fiddling with a pen (c) touching your hair a lot (d) feet steady and apart
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) fiddling with a pen (c) swaying side to side (d) slouching
  7. 7.True or false: “swaying side to side” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🙌 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
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) facing the audience (c) touching your hair a lot (d) calm, still feet
  10. 10.True or false: “chin up” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) fiddling with a pen (c) hands deep in pockets (d) chin up
  13. 13.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) natural gestures (b) feet steady and apart (c) standing tall (d) hands deep in pockets
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) relaxed shoulders (c) calm, still feet (d) slouching
  15. 15.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) tall, feet steady (b) swaying to and fro (c) leaning on one leg (d) hopping on the spot
  16. 16.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) arms crossed tightly (c) facing the audience (d) calm, still feet
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) back to the audience (c) arms crossed tightly (d) open hands
  19. 19.True or false: “standing tall” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) back to the audience (c) slouching (d) feet steady and apart
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) standing tall (c) fiddling with a pen (d) feet steady and apart
  22. 22.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) matches your words (b) hides your face (c) goes against words (d) repeats nonstop
  23. 23.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🙌 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
  25. 25.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  26. 26.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) facing the audience (c) back to the audience (d) swaying side to side
  29. 29.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  30. 30.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  31. 31.True or false: “facing the audience” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  33. 33.True or false: “swaying side to side” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  35. 35.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  36. 36.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  38. 38.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) slouching (c) tapping your foot (d) hands deep in pockets
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) feet steady and apart (c) tapping your foot (d) relaxed shoulders
  40. 40.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) helpful (b) distracting

Answer key

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

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