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