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