Public Speaking Worksheet: Eye Contact and Expressions

Public speaking lesson 5: Eye contact and facial expressions · Set 103 · 40 questions

Speaker's tip (Look, then move): Good: looking around the room, a few seconds per person, every section including the back row, glancing at notes and then up. Poor: staring at the ceiling, the floor or the slides, reading with your head down, looking at one friend only. Match your face to your words: warm smile, serious face or surprised look.

1. 1.🙂 Which expression suits sharing an amazing fact you just learned? (a) a warm smile (b) a serious face (c) a surprised look
2. 2.True or false: explaining why plastic harms sea animals suits a serious face. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.👀 Good or poor eye contact: watching one friend only? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
4. 4.🙂 Which expression suits thanking the chief guest? (a) a serious face (b) a warm smile (c) a surprised look
5. 5.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) meeting a few eyes (c) staring at the slides (d) looking out the window
6. 6.🙂 Which expression suits revealing an answer nobody expected? (a) a warm smile (b) a serious face (c) a surprised look
7. 7.🙂 Which expression suits talking about road safety and accidents? (a) a warm smile (b) a serious face (c) a surprised look
8. 8.True or false: thanking the chief guest suits a serious face. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking around the room (b) staring at the ceiling (c) reading with head down (d) watching one friend only
10. 10.🙂 Which expression suits greeting the audience at the start? (a) a serious face (b) a warm smile (c) a surprised look
11. 11.📝 You have notes. How should you use them? (a) hold them over your face (b) read with head down (c) stare only at them (d) glance down, look up
12. 12.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) reading with head down (b) staring at the ceiling (c) eyes on the floor (d) glancing down, then up
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glancing down, then up (b) eyes on the floor (c) staring at the slides (d) reading with head down
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meeting a few eyes (b) looking around the room (c) looking at each section (d) eyes on the floor
15. 15.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) a few seconds per person (b) meeting a few eyes (c) staring at the slides (d) including the back row
16. 16.True or false: “meeting a few eyes” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “watching one friend only” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) including the back row (b) looking around the room (c) a few seconds per person (d) watching one friend only
19. 19.True or false: welcoming new students to the school suits a serious face. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching one friend only (b) staring at the slides (c) a few seconds per person (d) eyes on the floor
21. 21.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) reading with head down (b) staring at the ceiling (c) eyes on the floor (d) looking at each section
22. 22.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) meeting a few eyes (b) looking around the room (c) including the back row (d) eyes on the floor
23. 23.True or false: “eyes on the floor” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.👀 Good or poor eye contact: glancing down, then up? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
25. 25.True or false: “looking at each section” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “a few seconds per person” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) looking out the window (b) looking around the room (c) staring at the ceiling (d) watching one friend only
28. 28.True or false: talking about road safety and accidents suits a serious face. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: revealing an answer nobody expected suits a surprised look. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.😊 What does a smile at the start tell the audience? (a) you are friendly (b) you are bored (c) you want to leave (d) you are angry
31. 31.True or false: telling a happy holiday memory suits a serious face. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) a few seconds per person (b) looking around the room (c) looking out the window (d) meeting a few eyes
33. 33.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) a few seconds per person (b) looking out the window (c) reading with head down (d) staring at the ceiling
34. 34.True or false: talking about families who lost their homes in a flood suits a warm smile. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “looking out the window” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “reading with head down” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “including the back row” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.👀 Good or poor eye contact: a few seconds per person? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
39. 39.True or false: talking about families who lost their homes in a flood suits a surprised look. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “glancing down, then up” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True

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