Public Speaking Worksheet: Eye Contact and Expressions

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

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