Public Speaking Worksheet: Eye Contact and Expressions

Public speaking lesson 5: Eye contact and facial expressions · Set 128 · 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.📝 You have notes. How should you use them? (a) stare only at them (b) glance down, look up (c) read with head down (d) hold them over your face
2. 2.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) staring at the slides (b) glancing down, then up (c) eyes on the floor (d) watching one friend only
3. 3.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) glancing down, then up (b) meeting a few eyes (c) looking around the room (d) staring at the ceiling
4. 4.True or false: “meeting a few eyes” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading with head down (b) looking around the room (c) a few seconds per person (d) including the back row
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eyes on the floor (b) including the back row (c) meeting a few eyes (d) looking around the room
7. 7.👀 Good or poor eye contact: staring at the slides? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
8. 8.True or false: “staring at the slides” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🙂 Which expression suits revealing an answer nobody expected? (a) a warm smile (b) a surprised look (c) a serious face
10. 10.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking around the room? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
11. 11.True or false: “eyes on the floor” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: telling a happy holiday memory suits a serious face. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.👀 About how long should you look at one person before moving on? (a) a few minutes (b) a few seconds (c) not at all (d) the whole speech
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking out the window (b) eyes on the floor (c) a few seconds per person (d) reading with head down
15. 15.🙂 Which expression suits sharing an amazing fact you just learned? (a) a warm smile (b) a serious face (c) a surprised look
16. 16.👀 Good or poor eye contact: glancing down, then up? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
17. 17.True or false: “reading with head down” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.👀 Good or poor eye contact: a few seconds per person? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
19. 19.👀 Good or poor eye contact: meeting a few eyes? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
20. 20.True or false: “watching one friend only” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “looking at each section” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) meeting a few eyes (b) including the back row (c) a few seconds per person (d) staring at the slides
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) including the back row (c) watching one friend only (d) reading with head down
24. 24.True or false: welcoming new students to the school suits a serious face. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking out the window (b) looking around the room (c) reading with head down (d) watching one friend only
26. 26.True or false: “looking out the window” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🙂 Which expression suits explaining why plastic harms sea animals? (a) a warm smile (b) a surprised look (c) a serious face
28. 28.😊 What does a smile at the start tell the audience? (a) you are bored (b) you are angry (c) you want to leave (d) you are friendly
29. 29.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) eyes on the floor (b) staring at the slides (c) looking out the window (d) looking at each section
30. 30.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking at each section? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
31. 31.🐶 Your story ends with a lost puppy found safe. Which face fits? (a) a bored yawn (b) a blank stare (c) an angry frown (d) a big smile
32. 32.True or false: thanking the chief guest suits a surprised look. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “including the back row” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) looking around the room (b) meeting a few eyes (c) eyes on the floor (d) looking at each section
35. 35.👀 Good or poor eye contact: staring at the ceiling? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
36. 36.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) meeting a few eyes (b) a few seconds per person (c) watching one friend only (d) including the back row
37. 37.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) glancing down, then up (b) looking at each section (c) looking around the room (d) reading with head down
38. 38.True or false: “a few seconds per person” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) glancing down, then up (b) looking around the room (c) looking out the window (d) meeting a few eyes
40. 40.👀 In a big hall, how can you make eye contact with everyone? (a) close your eyes (b) look at each section (c) look at one person (d) look at the floor

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