Public Speaking Worksheet: Eye Contact and Expressions

Public speaking lesson 5: Eye contact and facial expressions · Set 132 · 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 of these is good eye contact? (a) a few seconds per person (b) reading with head down (c) looking out the window (d) staring at the ceiling
2. 2.True or false: greeting the audience at the start suits a warm smile. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.👀 Good or poor eye contact: reading with head down? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
4. 4.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) meeting a few eyes (b) a few seconds per person (c) looking at each section (d) staring at the slides
5. 5.📝 You have notes. How should you use them? (a) stare only at them (b) hold them over your face (c) read with head down (d) glance down, look up
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) watching one friend only (c) meeting a few eyes (d) looking out the window
7. 7.🙂 Which expression suits thanking the chief guest? (a) a serious face (b) a warm smile (c) a surprised look
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking around the room (b) a few seconds per person (c) including the back row (d) watching one friend only
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a few seconds per person (b) looking out the window (c) meeting a few eyes (d) including the back row
10. 10.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking at each section? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
11. 11.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) eyes on the floor (b) staring at the ceiling (c) meeting a few eyes (d) reading with head down
12. 12.True or false: “meeting a few eyes” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: giving the rules of an exam hall suits a warm smile. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.👀 Good or poor eye contact: meeting a few eyes? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
15. 15.👀 Good or poor eye contact: staring at the slides? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
16. 16.👀 About how long should you look at one person before moving on? (a) a few minutes (b) the whole speech (c) not at all (d) a few seconds
17. 17.🙂 Which expression suits explaining why plastic harms sea animals? (a) a warm smile (b) a serious face (c) a surprised look
18. 18.True or false: “looking around the room” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking around the room (b) staring at the ceiling (c) staring at the slides (d) eyes on the floor
20. 20.🙂 Which expression suits greeting the audience at the start? (a) a warm smile (b) a surprised look (c) a serious face
21. 21.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) including the back row (b) a few seconds per person (c) looking at each section (d) staring at the ceiling
22. 22.True or false: “a few seconds per person” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🙂 Which expression suits talking about families who lost their homes in a flood? (a) a serious face (b) a warm smile (c) a surprised look
24. 24.True or false: revealing an answer nobody expected suits a surprised look. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) a few seconds per person (b) looking around the room (c) including the back row (d) reading with head down
26. 26.True or false: “staring at the slides” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the slides (b) eyes on the floor (c) including the back row (d) watching one friend only
28. 28.True or false: “staring at the slides” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “watching one friend only” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.👀 Good or poor eye contact: watching one friend only? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
31. 31.True or false: “looking out the window” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🙂 Which expression suits giving the rules of an exam hall? (a) a warm smile (b) a serious face (c) a surprised look
33. 33.😊 What does a smile at the start tell the audience? (a) you are angry (b) you are bored (c) you are friendly (d) you want to leave
34. 34.👀 Good or poor eye contact: glancing down, then up? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
35. 35.True or false: “looking out the window” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking around the room? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
37. 37.🙂 Which expression suits welcoming new students to the school? (a) a surprised look (b) a serious face (c) a warm smile
38. 38.True or false: sharing an amazing fact you just learned suits a surprised look. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) looking out the window (b) watching one friend only (c) reading with head down (d) including the back row
40. 40.👀 Good or poor eye contact: eyes on the floor? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact

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