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 good eye contact? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) looking out the window (c) staring at the slides (d) meeting a few eyes
- 2.🙂 Which expression suits thanking the chief guest? (a) a serious face (b) a surprised look (c) a warm smile
- 3.👀 In a big hall, how can you make eye contact with everyone? (a) look at each section (b) look at one person (c) look at the floor (d) close your eyes
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking out the window (b) reading with head down (c) staring at the slides (d) looking around the room
- 5.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) looking at each section (b) reading with head down (c) staring at the ceiling (d) eyes on the floor
- 6.True or false: giving the rules of an exam hall suits a warm smile. (a) False (b) True
- 7.🐶 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
- 8.📝 You have notes. How should you use them? (a) hold them over your face (b) stare only at them (c) read with head down (d) glance down, look up
- 9.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) meeting a few eyes (b) staring at the slides (c) glancing down, then up (d) looking around the room
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching one friend only (b) looking at each section (c) looking around the room (d) glancing down, then up
- 11.True or false: talking about families who lost their homes in a flood suits a serious face. (a) False (b) True
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the slides (b) watching one friend only (c) looking at each section (d) staring at the ceiling
- 13.👀 Good or poor eye contact: eyes on the floor? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
- 14.👀 Good or poor eye contact: including the back row? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
- 15.🙂 Which expression suits revealing an answer nobody expected? (a) a surprised look (b) a warm smile (c) a serious face
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching one friend only (b) staring at the ceiling (c) eyes on the floor (d) glancing down, then up
- 17.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking around the room? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glancing down, then up (b) looking at each section (c) eyes on the floor (d) a few seconds per person
- 19.True or false: “a few seconds per person” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
- 20.🙂 Which expression suits reaching the twist in your story? (a) a serious face (b) a warm smile (c) a surprised look
- 21.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) a few seconds per person (b) reading with head down (c) meeting a few eyes (d) including the back row
- 22.True or false: sharing an amazing fact you just learned suits a warm smile. (a) True (b) False
- 23.True or false: reaching the twist in your story suits a serious face. (a) True (b) False
- 24.👀 Good or poor eye contact: staring at the ceiling? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
- 25.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) meeting a few eyes (b) a few seconds per person (c) looking around the room (d) staring at the ceiling
- 26.👀 Good or poor eye contact: watching one friend only? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
- 27.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) looking out the window (b) eyes on the floor (c) glancing down, then up (d) reading with head down
- 28.👀 Good or poor eye contact: a few seconds per person? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
- 29.True or false: “staring at the slides” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
- 30.🙂 Which expression suits greeting the audience at the start? (a) a warm smile (b) a serious face (c) a surprised look
- 31.True or false: sharing an amazing fact you just learned suits a surprised look. (a) False (b) True
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking around the room (b) including the back row (c) looking out the window (d) looking at each section
- 33.😊 What does a smile at the start tell the audience? (a) you want to leave (b) you are bored (c) you are friendly (d) you are angry
- 34.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) looking around the room (b) watching one friend only (c) reading with head down (d) staring at the slides
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking at each section (b) looking around the room (c) including the back row (d) reading with head down
- 36.True or false: telling a happy holiday memory suits a serious face. (a) True (b) False
- 37.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) staring at the slides (b) staring at the ceiling (c) a few seconds per person (d) watching one friend only
- 38.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) looking out the window (b) watching one friend only (c) including the back row (d) eyes on the floor
- 39.🙂 Which expression suits explaining why plastic harms sea animals? (a) a serious face (b) a warm smile (c) a surprised look
- 40.True or false: “glancing down, then up” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- meeting a few eyes
- a warm smile
- look at each section
- looking around the room
- looking at each section
- False
- a big smile
- glance down, look up
- staring at the slides
- watching one friend only
- True
- looking at each section
- poor eye contact
- good eye contact
- a surprised look
- glancing down, then up
- good eye contact
- eyes on the floor
- True
- a surprised look
- reading with head down
- False
- False
- poor eye contact
- staring at the ceiling
- poor eye contact
- glancing down, then up
- good eye contact
- False
- a warm smile
- True
- looking out the window
- you are friendly
- looking around the room
- reading with head down
- False
- a few seconds per person
- including the back row
- a serious face
- True
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