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Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 93 · 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.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) open hands (c) swaying side to side (d) touching your hair a lot
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) swaying side to side (c) hands deep in pockets (d) fiddling with a pen
  4. 4.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) deep in your pockets (b) in tight fists (c) behind your head (d) relaxed at your sides
  5. 5.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) facing the audience (c) slouching (d) back to the audience
  6. 6.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  7. 7.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) points to something
  8. 8.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) open hands (c) slouching (d) chin up
  9. 9.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) goes against words (b) repeats nonstop (c) matches your words (d) hides your face
  10. 10.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) leaning on one leg (b) swaying to and fro (c) tall, feet steady (d) hopping on the spot
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) feet steady and apart (c) standing tall (d) slouching
  12. 12.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) arms crossed tightly (c) open hands (d) slouching
  13. 13.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) calm, still feet (c) arms crossed tightly (d) slouching
  16. 16.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) points to something
  17. 17.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  18. 18.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  19. 19.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) relaxed shoulders (c) open hands (d) arms crossed tightly
  20. 20.True or false: “open hands” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  22. 22.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  23. 23.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) arms tightly crossed (b) looking at the exit (c) hunched and closed (d) shoulders back, open
  24. 24.True or false: “slouching” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) shows size
  26. 26.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  27. 27.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) touching your hair a lot (c) swaying side to side (d) tapping your foot
  29. 29.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  30. 30.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a number
  31. 31.True or false: “natural gestures” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🙌 What does a fist raised in joy do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows size
  33. 33.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows size
  35. 35.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  36. 36.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  37. 37.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) back to the audience (b) feet steady and apart (c) standing tall (d) relaxed shoulders
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) arms crossed tightly (c) chin up (d) calm, still feet
  39. 39.True or false: “tapping your foot” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) feet steady and apart (c) touching your hair a lot (d) hands deep in pockets

Answer key

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

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