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 poor eye contact? (a) looking around the room (b) eyes on the floor (c) looking at each section (d) meeting a few eyes
- 2.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) eyes on the floor (b) staring at the ceiling (c) watching one friend only (d) looking at each section
- 3.🙂 Which expression suits talking about road safety and accidents? (a) a serious face (b) a surprised look (c) a warm smile
- 4.True or false: giving the rules of an exam hall suits a warm smile. (a) True (b) False
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) reading with head down (c) including the back row (d) staring at the slides
- 6.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) glancing down, then up (b) watching one friend only (c) looking around the room (d) a few seconds per person
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking at each section (b) looking out the window (c) including the back row (d) meeting a few eyes
- 8.🙂 Which expression suits greeting the audience at the start? (a) a serious face (b) a surprised look (c) a warm smile
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meeting a few eyes (b) staring at the ceiling (c) staring at the slides (d) eyes on the floor
- 10.True or false: giving the rules of an exam hall suits a surprised look. (a) True (b) False
- 11.True or false: “looking out the window” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
- 12.True or false: telling a happy holiday memory suits a warm smile. (a) True (b) False
- 13.👀 Good or poor eye contact: watching one friend only? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
- 14.True or false: thanking the chief guest suits a surprised look. (a) True (b) False
- 15.👀 About how long should you look at one person before moving on? (a) a few seconds (b) the whole speech (c) a few minutes (d) not at all
- 16.True or false: “reading with head down” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
- 17.True or false: “looking out the window” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
- 18.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking at each section? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the slides (b) looking around the room (c) watching one friend only (d) staring at the ceiling
- 20.📝 You have notes. How should you use them? (a) read with head down (b) hold them over your face (c) glance down, look up (d) stare only at them
- 21.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) glancing down, then up (b) watching one friend only (c) reading with head down (d) looking out the window
- 22.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) staring at the slides (b) meeting a few eyes (c) looking around the room (d) including the back row
- 23.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) looking at each section (c) meeting a few eyes (d) looking around the room
- 24.True or false: talking about road safety and accidents suits a serious face. (a) True (b) False
- 25.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) watching one friend only (b) looking out the window (c) staring at the slides (d) including the back row
- 26.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) eyes on the floor (b) a few seconds per person (c) staring at the ceiling (d) staring at the slides
- 27.True or false: “watching one friend only” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
- 28.True or false: sharing an amazing fact you just learned suits a serious face. (a) False (b) True
- 29.True or false: thanking the chief guest suits a serious face. (a) False (b) True
- 30.True or false: “looking around the room” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
- 31.👀 Good or poor eye contact: staring at the slides? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
- 32.👀 In a big hall, how can you make eye contact with everyone? (a) close your eyes (b) look at the floor (c) look at each section (d) look at one person
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading with head down (b) staring at the ceiling (c) watching one friend only (d) glancing down, then up
- 34.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) looking out the window (b) staring at the slides (c) reading with head down (d) meeting a few eyes
- 35.True or false: “a few seconds per person” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
- 36.True or false: giving the rules of an exam hall suits a serious face. (a) False (b) True
- 37.True or false: “staring at the slides” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
- 38.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking out the window? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
- 39.🙂 Which expression suits reaching the twist in your story? (a) a warm smile (b) a surprised look (c) a serious face
- 40.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) looking out the window (b) looking around the room (c) glancing down, then up (d) looking at each section
Answer key
- eyes on the floor
- looking at each section
- a serious face
- False
- including the back row
- watching one friend only
- looking out the window
- a warm smile
- meeting a few eyes
- False
- True
- True
- poor eye contact
- False
- a few seconds
- True
- False
- good eye contact
- looking around the room
- glance down, look up
- glancing down, then up
- staring at the slides
- staring at the ceiling
- True
- including the back row
- a few seconds per person
- True
- False
- False
- True
- poor eye contact
- look at each section
- glancing down, then up
- meeting a few eyes
- True
- True
- False
- poor eye contact
- a surprised look
- looking out the window
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