Public Speaking Worksheet: Eye Contact and Expressions

Public speaking lesson 5: Eye contact and facial expressions · Set 165 · 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.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking around the room? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
2. 2.True or false: “glancing down, then up” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: telling a happy holiday memory suits a surprised look. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) looking at each section (b) meeting a few eyes (c) glancing down, then up (d) eyes on the floor
5. 5.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) looking around the room (b) including the back row (c) looking at each section (d) watching one friend only
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a few seconds per person (b) looking at each section (c) looking out the window (d) meeting a few eyes
7. 7.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) meeting a few eyes (b) including the back row (c) staring at the slides (d) looking around the room
8. 8.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) a few seconds per person (b) meeting a few eyes (c) looking out the window (d) looking at each section
9. 9.👀 Good or poor eye contact: a few seconds per person? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
10. 10.True or false: welcoming new students to the school suits a warm smile. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: explaining why plastic harms sea animals suits a serious face. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) including the back row (b) glancing down, then up (c) staring at the ceiling (d) looking around the room
13. 13.👀 About how long should you look at one person before moving on? (a) a few minutes (b) a few seconds (c) the whole speech (d) not at all
14. 14.👀 Good or poor eye contact: watching one friend only? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
15. 15.👀 Good or poor eye contact: including the back row? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
16. 16.True or false: revealing an answer nobody expected suits a serious face. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “reading with head down” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.👀 In a big hall, how can you make eye contact with everyone? (a) look at one person (b) look at each section (c) close your eyes (d) look at the floor
19. 19.🙂 Which expression suits greeting the audience at the start? (a) a warm smile (b) a surprised look (c) a serious face
20. 20.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking at each section? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
21. 21.👀 Good or poor eye contact: meeting a few eyes? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) including the back row (b) looking out the window (c) reading with head down (d) staring at the ceiling
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eyes on the floor (b) looking at each section (c) reading with head down (d) watching one friend only
24. 24.🙂 Which expression suits telling a happy holiday memory? (a) a surprised look (b) a warm smile (c) a serious face
25. 25.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) including the back row (b) eyes on the floor (c) looking out the window (d) reading with head down
26. 26.True or false: “meeting a few eyes” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🐶 Your story ends with a lost puppy found safe. Which face fits? (a) a big smile (b) a bored yawn (c) an angry frown (d) a blank stare
28. 28.True or false: “looking at each section” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “including the back row” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking out the window? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
31. 31.👀 Good or poor eye contact: staring at the slides? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
32. 32.True or false: greeting the audience at the start suits a serious face. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) including the back row (b) meeting a few eyes (c) looking around the room (d) reading with head down
34. 34.True or false: “looking around the room” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) reading with head down (b) watching one friend only (c) looking out the window (d) meeting a few eyes
36. 36.True or false: explaining why plastic harms sea animals suits a warm smile. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🙂 Which expression suits giving the rules of an exam hall? (a) a serious face (b) a warm smile (c) a surprised look
39. 39.True or false: thanking the chief guest suits a surprised look. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.👀 Good or poor eye contact: staring at the ceiling? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact

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