Public Speaking Worksheet: Eye Contact and Expressions

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

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