Public Speaking Worksheet: Eye Contact and Expressions

Public speaking lesson 5: Eye contact and facial expressions · Set 185 · 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.😊 What does a smile at the start tell the audience? (a) you want to leave (b) you are bored (c) you are angry (d) you are friendly
2. 2.🙂 Which expression suits sharing an amazing fact you just learned? (a) a serious face (b) a warm smile (c) a surprised look
3. 3.🐶 Your story ends with a lost puppy found safe. Which face fits? (a) a bored yawn (b) a big smile (c) a blank stare (d) an angry frown
4. 4.True or false: “looking out the window” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.👀 About how long should you look at one person before moving on? (a) a few seconds (b) not at all (c) the whole speech (d) a few minutes
6. 6.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) eyes on the floor (b) reading with head down (c) a few seconds per person (d) staring at the slides
7. 7.True or false: “reading with head down” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) reading with head down (b) staring at the ceiling (c) looking around the room (d) eyes on the floor
9. 9.🙂 Which expression suits telling a happy holiday memory? (a) a serious face (b) a surprised look (c) a warm smile
10. 10.True or false: “eyes on the floor” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “including the back row” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “meeting a few eyes” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.📝 You have notes. How should you use them? (a) hold them over your face (b) glance down, look up (c) stare only at them (d) read with head down
14. 14.👀 Good or poor eye contact: glancing down, then up? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meeting a few eyes (b) reading with head down (c) glancing down, then up (d) a few seconds per person
16. 16.True or false: talking about road safety and accidents suits a serious face. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking at each section? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
18. 18.True or false: thanking the chief guest suits a warm smile. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🙂 Which expression suits thanking the chief guest? (a) a surprised look (b) a serious face (c) a warm smile
21. 21.👀 Good or poor eye contact: meeting a few eyes? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
22. 22.True or false: “glancing down, then up” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “a few seconds per person” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.👀 Good or poor eye contact: a few seconds per person? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
25. 25.👀 In a big hall, how can you make eye contact with everyone? (a) look at each section (b) look at one person (c) close your eyes (d) look at the floor
26. 26.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) looking at each section (b) a few seconds per person (c) glancing down, then up (d) watching one friend only
27. 27.👀 Good or poor eye contact: including the back row? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meeting a few eyes (b) looking at each section (c) glancing down, then up (d) eyes on the floor
29. 29.👀 Good or poor eye contact: staring at the ceiling? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
30. 30.True or false: talking about families who lost their homes in a flood suits a surprised look. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.👀 Good or poor eye contact: staring at the slides? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
32. 32.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) staring at the slides (b) looking at each section (c) a few seconds per person (d) glancing down, then up
33. 33.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) watching one friend only (b) staring at the slides (c) eyes on the floor (d) glancing down, then up
34. 34.🙂 Which expression suits revealing an answer nobody expected? (a) a serious face (b) a warm smile (c) a surprised look
35. 35.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) meeting a few eyes (b) looking out the window (c) reading with head down (d) staring at the slides
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) a few seconds per person (c) looking at each section (d) meeting a few eyes
37. 37.👀 Good or poor eye contact: eyes on the floor? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking at each section (b) meeting a few eyes (c) looking out the window (d) including the back row
39. 39.True or false: “a few seconds per person” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking at each section (b) staring at the slides (c) meeting a few eyes (d) including the back row

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