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Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 889 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) chin up (c) tapping your foot (d) back to the audience
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) open hands (c) standing tall (d) arms crossed tightly
  3. 3.True or false: “swaying side to side” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) calm, still feet (c) tapping your foot (d) hands deep in pockets
  5. 5.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) behind your head (b) in tight fists (c) relaxed at your sides (d) deep in your pockets
  6. 6.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a number
  7. 7.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) repeats nonstop (b) goes against words (c) matches your words (d) hides your face
  8. 8.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows size
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) fiddling with a pen (c) slouching (d) swaying side to side
  10. 10.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  11. 11.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) swaying side to side (c) back to the audience (d) relaxed shoulders
  12. 12.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  13. 13.True or false: “natural gestures” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  16. 16.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) chin up (c) calm, still feet (d) facing the audience
  17. 17.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) feet steady and apart (c) chin up (d) touching your hair a lot
  19. 19.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  20. 20.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) arms tightly crossed (b) looking at the exit (c) hunched and closed (d) shoulders back, open
  21. 21.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  22. 22.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
  24. 24.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  25. 25.🎁 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
  26. 26.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: “facing the audience” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
  30. 30.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) feet steady and apart (c) touching your hair a lot (d) natural gestures
  31. 31.True or false: “calm, still feet” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  33. 33.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) chin up (c) swaying side to side (d) fiddling with a pen
  34. 34.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) relaxed shoulders (c) open hands (d) standing tall
  36. 36.True or false: “back to the audience” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “standing tall” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: “calm, still feet” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) fiddling with a pen (c) feet steady and apart (d) slouching
  40. 40.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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