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