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Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 961 · 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: facing the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) fiddling with a pen (c) natural gestures (d) back to the audience
  3. 3.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
  4. 4.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  5. 5.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  6. 6.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  7. 7.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a number
  8. 8.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  9. 9.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) points to something
  10. 10.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) shows size
  11. 11.True or false: “natural gestures” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) swaying to and fro (b) tall, feet steady (c) leaning on one leg (d) hopping on the spot
  13. 13.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) goes against words (b) hides your face (c) matches your words (d) repeats nonstop
  14. 14.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  15. 15.True or false: “standing tall” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) tapping your foot (c) feet steady and apart (d) arms crossed tightly
  17. 17.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: “slouching” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) facing the audience (b) slouching (c) arms crossed tightly (d) back to the audience
  21. 21.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) relaxed shoulders (c) open hands (d) arms crossed tightly
  22. 22.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  23. 23.True or false: “chin up” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) open hands (c) hands deep in pockets (d) touching your hair a lot
  25. 25.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  26. 26.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) tapping your foot (c) arms crossed tightly (d) swaying side to side
  28. 28.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) chin up (b) tapping your foot (c) open hands (d) facing the audience
  29. 29.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) shows size
  30. 30.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) facing the audience (c) standing tall (d) relaxed shoulders
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) chin up (c) arms crossed tightly (d) swaying side to side
  33. 33.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  34. 34.True or false: “back to the audience” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) calm, still feet (c) hands deep in pockets (d) slouching
  37. 37.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) standing tall (b) fiddling with a pen (c) hands deep in pockets (d) arms crossed tightly
  38. 38.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  39. 39.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows size
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) natural gestures (c) calm, still feet (d) facing the audience

Answer key

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

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