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