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Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 845 · 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 a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
  2. 2.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) relaxed shoulders (c) calm, still feet (d) feet steady and apart
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) standing tall (c) relaxed shoulders (d) back to the audience
  4. 4.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  5. 5.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) hands deep in pockets (c) relaxed shoulders (d) standing tall
  7. 7.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  8. 8.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
  9. 9.🙌 What does a fist raised in joy do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
  10. 10.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  12. 12.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) looking at the exit (b) arms tightly crossed (c) shoulders back, open (d) hunched and closed
  13. 13.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) facing the audience (b) touching your hair a lot (c) feet steady and apart (d) standing tall
  14. 14.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  15. 15.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) hold it up to show (b) keep it in your bag (c) hide it behind you (d) cover it with a cloth
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) calm, still feet (c) relaxed shoulders (d) standing tall
  17. 17.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows a number
  20. 20.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  21. 21.True or false: “natural gestures” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: “chin up” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) chin up (c) natural gestures (d) arms crossed tightly
  24. 24.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) swaying side to side (c) tapping your foot (d) natural gestures
  25. 25.True or false: “open hands” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) back to the audience (c) fiddling with a pen (d) open hands
  27. 27.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  28. 28.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  29. 29.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) in tight fists (b) deep in your pockets (c) relaxed at your sides (d) behind your head
  32. 32.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) relaxed shoulders (c) open hands (d) swaying side to side
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) feet steady and apart (c) tapping your foot (d) calm, still feet
  35. 35.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
  36. 36.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) tapping your foot (c) relaxed shoulders (d) touching your hair a lot
  37. 37.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
  38. 38.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) swaying side to side (c) back to the audience (d) tapping your foot
  40. 40.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something

Answer key

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

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