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Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 991 · 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) distracting (b) helpful
  2. 2.🧍 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
  3. 3.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
  4. 4.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
  5. 5.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  6. 6.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) hold it up to show (b) cover it with a cloth (c) hide it behind you (d) keep it in your bag
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) standing tall (c) tapping your foot (d) facing the audience
  8. 8.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) matches your words (b) repeats nonstop (c) hides your face (d) goes against words
  9. 9.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  11. 11.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
  12. 12.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  13. 13.🙌 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
  14. 14.True or false: “slouching” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: “calm, still feet” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) calm, still feet (c) hands deep in pockets (d) chin up
  17. 17.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) standing tall (c) slouching (d) natural gestures
  18. 18.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) standing tall (c) relaxed shoulders (d) back to the audience
  20. 20.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: “calm, still feet” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: “chin up” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) shoulders back, open (b) looking at the exit (c) hunched and closed (d) arms tightly crossed
  24. 24.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) open hands (c) touching your hair a lot (d) natural gestures
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) natural gestures (c) calm, still feet (d) touching your hair a lot
  26. 26.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  27. 27.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  28. 28.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: “chin up” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  31. 31.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows a number
  32. 32.True or false: “slouching” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows a number
  34. 34.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  35. 35.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) back to the audience (c) swaying side to side (d) standing tall
  37. 37.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) back to the audience (c) fiddling with a pen (d) open hands
  38. 38.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) fiddling with a pen (c) standing tall (d) feet steady and apart
  40. 40.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) natural gestures (c) arms crossed tightly (d) slouching

Answer key

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

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