Public Speaking Worksheet: Eye Contact and Expressions

Public speaking lesson 5: Eye contact and facial expressions · Set 119 · 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.True or false: telling a happy holiday memory suits a warm smile. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “meeting a few eyes” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching one friend only (b) including the back row (c) a few seconds per person (d) meeting a few eyes
4. 4.True or false: welcoming new students to the school suits a serious face. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🙂 Which expression suits telling a happy holiday memory? (a) a surprised look (b) a serious face (c) a warm smile
6. 6.True or false: giving the rules of an exam hall suits a surprised look. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) a few seconds per person (b) reading with head down (c) looking out the window (d) watching one friend only
8. 8.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) staring at the slides (b) glancing down, then up (c) eyes on the floor (d) reading with head down
9. 9.🙂 Which expression suits revealing an answer nobody expected? (a) a serious face (b) a surprised look (c) a warm smile
10. 10.🙂 Which expression suits welcoming new students to the school? (a) a surprised look (b) a warm smile (c) a serious face
11. 11.👀 Good or poor eye contact: staring at the slides? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking out the window (b) reading with head down (c) looking around the room (d) staring at the slides
13. 13.True or false: “staring at the slides” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.👀 Good or poor eye contact: glancing down, then up? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
15. 15.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) including the back row (b) reading with head down (c) a few seconds per person (d) looking around the room
16. 16.True or false: “looking out the window” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) eyes on the floor (b) including the back row (c) watching one friend only (d) looking out the window
18. 18.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) glancing down, then up (b) including the back row (c) looking around the room (d) looking out the window
19. 19.👀 Good or poor eye contact: including the back row? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
20. 20.👀 Good or poor eye contact: a few seconds per person? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching one friend only (b) looking out the window (c) eyes on the floor (d) meeting a few eyes
22. 22.🐶 Your story ends with a lost puppy found safe. Which face fits? (a) a big smile (b) an angry frown (c) a bored yawn (d) a blank stare
23. 23.True or false: revealing an answer nobody expected suits a warm smile. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meeting a few eyes (b) including the back row (c) reading with head down (d) looking around the room
25. 25.True or false: “a few seconds per person” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) including the back row (c) looking around the room (d) a few seconds per person
27. 27.True or false: explaining why plastic harms sea animals suits a warm smile. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking around the room (b) looking at each section (c) eyes on the floor (d) a few seconds per person
29. 29.True or false: “including the back row” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: explaining why plastic harms sea animals suits a serious face. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: reaching the twist in your story suits a warm smile. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🙂 Which expression suits talking about families who lost their homes in a flood? (a) a surprised look (b) a warm smile (c) a serious face
33. 33.📝 You have notes. How should you use them? (a) stare only at them (b) glance down, look up (c) hold them over your face (d) read with head down
34. 34.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking around the room? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
35. 35.True or false: greeting the audience at the start suits a warm smile. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🙂 Which expression suits sharing an amazing fact you just learned? (a) a serious face (b) a surprised look (c) a warm smile
37. 37.👀 About how long should you look at one person before moving on? (a) a few minutes (b) not at all (c) a few seconds (d) the whole speech
38. 38.True or false: “watching one friend only” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “looking around the room” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🙂 Which expression suits thanking the chief guest? (a) a surprised look (b) a warm smile (c) a serious face

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