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Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 967 · 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: tapping your foot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  2. 2.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
  3. 3.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) points to something
  4. 4.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
  5. 5.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) back to the audience (c) tapping your foot (d) feet steady and apart
  7. 7.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  8. 8.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) cover it with a cloth (b) keep it in your bag (c) hold it up to show (d) hide it behind you
  9. 9.True or false: “tapping your foot” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) back to the audience (c) calm, still feet (d) touching your hair a lot
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) natural gestures (c) standing tall (d) tapping your foot
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) calm, still feet (c) standing tall (d) fiddling with a pen
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) arms crossed tightly (c) tapping your foot (d) swaying side to side
  14. 14.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) facing the audience (c) fiddling with a pen (d) touching your hair a lot
  15. 15.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) back to the audience (c) standing tall (d) swaying side to side
  16. 16.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  17. 17.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) open hands (c) standing tall (d) facing the audience
  19. 19.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) tall, feet steady (b) hopping on the spot (c) leaning on one leg (d) swaying to and fro
  20. 20.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  21. 21.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) arms crossed tightly (c) chin up (d) facing the audience
  22. 22.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  23. 23.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  24. 24.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  25. 25.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) fiddling with a pen (c) open hands (d) back to the audience
  26. 26.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) matches your words (b) goes against words (c) repeats nonstop (d) hides your face
  27. 27.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  28. 28.True or false: “back to the audience” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
  30. 30.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) points to something
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) slouching (c) standing tall (d) arms crossed tightly
  32. 32.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  33. 33.🧍 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
  34. 34.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) natural gestures (c) feet steady and apart (d) slouching
  35. 35.True or false: “slouching” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  37. 37.True or false: “facing the audience” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) swaying side to side (c) tapping your foot (d) calm, still feet
  39. 39.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: “facing the audience” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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