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Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 916 · 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 pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a number
  2. 2.True or false: “calm, still feet” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  4. 4.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) fiddling with a pen (c) chin up (d) arms crossed tightly
  5. 5.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  6. 6.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) open hands (c) standing tall (d) relaxed shoulders
  7. 7.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  10. 10.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) goes against words (b) hides your face (c) matches your words (d) repeats nonstop
  12. 12.True or false: “slouching” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows size
  14. 14.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  15. 15.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) tapping your foot (c) arms crossed tightly (d) open hands
  17. 17.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  18. 18.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) touching your hair a lot (c) slouching (d) calm, still feet
  19. 19.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  20. 20.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) relaxed at your sides (b) deep in your pockets (c) in tight fists (d) behind your head
  22. 22.True or false: “calm, still feet” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) relaxed shoulders (c) calm, still feet (d) open hands
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) fiddling with a pen (c) feet steady and apart (d) tapping your foot
  25. 25.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) swaying side to side (c) tapping your foot (d) relaxed shoulders
  26. 26.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) open hands (c) standing tall (d) back to the audience
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) feet steady and apart (c) open hands (d) fiddling with a pen
  29. 29.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  31. 31.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
  32. 32.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) facing the audience (b) hands deep in pockets (c) chin up (d) feet steady and apart
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) facing the audience (c) natural gestures (d) arms crossed tightly
  34. 34.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
  35. 35.True or false: “chin up” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) arms crossed tightly (c) swaying side to side (d) touching your hair a lot
  37. 37.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) standing tall (c) slouching (d) relaxed shoulders
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) swaying side to side (c) open hands (d) relaxed shoulders
  39. 39.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
  40. 40.True or false: “swaying side to side” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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