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Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 890 · 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.True or false: “open hands” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) hands deep in pockets (c) slouching (d) facing the audience
  3. 3.True or false: “facing the audience” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) in tight fists (b) deep in your pockets (c) behind your head (d) relaxed at your sides
  5. 5.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  6. 6.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  7. 7.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
  8. 8.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
  9. 9.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) arms crossed tightly (c) hands deep in pockets (d) calm, still feet
  10. 10.True or false: “tapping your foot” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) touching your hair a lot (c) tapping your foot (d) arms crossed tightly
  12. 12.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  13. 13.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) tapping your foot (c) relaxed shoulders (d) touching your hair a lot
  14. 14.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) slouching (c) tapping your foot (d) chin up
  15. 15.True or false: “back to the audience” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  17. 17.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) repeats nonstop (b) hides your face (c) goes against words (d) matches your words
  18. 18.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) points to something
  19. 19.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tapping your foot (b) touching your hair a lot (c) facing the audience (d) swaying side to side
  21. 21.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) tall, feet steady (b) leaning on one leg (c) hopping on the spot (d) swaying to and fro
  23. 23.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🙌 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
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) tapping your foot (c) natural gestures (d) hands deep in pockets
  26. 26.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  27. 27.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) facing the audience (c) open hands (d) feet steady and apart
  28. 28.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  29. 29.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) facing the audience (b) chin up (c) slouching (d) relaxed shoulders
  30. 30.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  31. 31.True or false: “standing tall” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: “natural gestures” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  34. 34.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows size
  35. 35.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🙌 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
  37. 37.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) touching your hair a lot (c) chin up (d) calm, still feet
  39. 39.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) arms tightly crossed (b) looking at the exit (c) shoulders back, open (d) hunched and closed
  40. 40.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) helpful (b) distracting

Answer key

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

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