Public Speaking Worksheet: Eye Contact and Expressions

Public speaking lesson 5: Eye contact and facial expressions · Set 133 · 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: “a few seconds per person” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “looking around the room” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.👀 Good or poor eye contact: staring at the ceiling? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
4. 4.👀 Good or poor eye contact: including the back row? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking at each section (b) including the back row (c) a few seconds per person (d) looking out the window
6. 6.📝 You have notes. How should you use them? (a) glance down, look up (b) stare only at them (c) read with head down (d) hold them over your face
7. 7.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) eyes on the floor (b) looking at each section (c) staring at the ceiling (d) staring at the slides
8. 8.True or false: greeting the audience at the start suits a warm smile. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🙂 Which expression suits talking about families who lost their homes in a flood? (a) a warm smile (b) a serious face (c) a surprised look
10. 10.True or false: “glancing down, then up” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking around the room (b) staring at the slides (c) watching one friend only (d) eyes on the floor
12. 12.🙂 Which expression suits sharing an amazing fact you just learned? (a) a surprised look (b) a warm smile (c) a serious face
13. 13.🙂 Which expression suits thanking the chief guest? (a) a surprised look (b) a serious face (c) a warm smile
14. 14.😊 What does a smile at the start tell the audience? (a) you are friendly (b) you want to leave (c) you are angry (d) you are bored
15. 15.👀 Good or poor eye contact: glancing down, then up? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
16. 16.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking at each section? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
17. 17.True or false: reaching the twist in your story suits a warm smile. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: welcoming new students to the school suits a serious face. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) including the back row (b) watching one friend only (c) looking out the window (d) reading with head down
20. 20.👀 Good or poor eye contact: meeting a few eyes? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
21. 21.True or false: talking about families who lost their homes in a flood suits a serious face. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) including the back row (b) watching one friend only (c) glancing down, then up (d) a few seconds per person
23. 23.🙂 Which expression suits reaching the twist in your story? (a) a warm smile (b) a serious face (c) a surprised look
24. 24.🐶 Your story ends with a lost puppy found safe. Which face fits? (a) a blank stare (b) an angry frown (c) a bored yawn (d) a big smile
25. 25.True or false: “looking around the room” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading with head down (b) staring at the ceiling (c) meeting a few eyes (d) looking out the window
27. 27.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) including the back row (b) reading with head down (c) a few seconds per person (d) meeting a few eyes
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) including the back row (c) a few seconds per person (d) looking around the room
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking out the window (b) eyes on the floor (c) staring at the ceiling (d) looking at each section
30. 30.True or false: thanking the chief guest suits a serious face. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: revealing an answer nobody expected suits a serious face. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.👀 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
33. 33.True or false: “meeting a few eyes” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.👀 Good or poor eye contact: reading with head down? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
35. 35.🙂 Which expression suits greeting the audience at the start? (a) a serious face (b) a surprised look (c) a warm smile
36. 36.True or false: reaching the twist in your story suits a surprised look. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: sharing an amazing fact you just learned suits a surprised look. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) staring at the slides (b) reading with head down (c) looking around the room (d) staring at the ceiling
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glancing down, then up (b) meeting a few eyes (c) a few seconds per person (d) staring at the slides
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking out the window (b) a few seconds per person (c) staring at the ceiling (d) watching one friend only

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