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 is the odd one out? (a) looking around the room (b) a few seconds per person (c) watching one friend only (d) looking at each section
- 2.🐶 Your story ends with a lost puppy found safe. Which face fits? (a) a big smile (b) a bored yawn (c) a blank stare (d) an angry frown
- 3.True or false: “eyes on the floor” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading with head down (b) staring at the ceiling (c) including the back row (d) eyes on the floor
- 5.😊 What does a smile at the start tell the audience? (a) you are angry (b) you want to leave (c) you are friendly (d) you are bored
- 6.👀 Good or poor eye contact: glancing down, then up? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
- 7.True or false: “meeting a few eyes” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
- 8.True or false: “glancing down, then up” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
- 9.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) reading with head down (b) staring at the slides (c) meeting a few eyes (d) staring at the ceiling
- 10.True or false: “including the back row” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
- 11.True or false: “a few seconds per person” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
- 12.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) meeting a few eyes (b) looking at each section (c) glancing down, then up (d) staring at the slides
- 13.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) meeting a few eyes (b) looking at each section (c) eyes on the floor (d) including the back row
- 14.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) eyes on the floor (c) a few seconds per person (d) watching one friend only
- 15.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) a few seconds per person (b) reading with head down (c) including the back row (d) looking at each section
- 16.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) staring at the slides (b) eyes on the floor (c) staring at the ceiling (d) looking at each section
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) including the back row (b) meeting a few eyes (c) a few seconds per person (d) staring at the slides
- 18.👀 Good or poor eye contact: meeting a few eyes? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking out the window (b) looking around the room (c) looking at each section (d) a few seconds per person
- 20.True or false: “a few seconds per person” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
- 21.👀 Good or poor eye contact: eyes on the floor? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
- 22.True or false: “reading with head down” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
- 23.👀 Good or poor eye contact: staring at the ceiling? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
- 24.🙂 Which expression suits reaching the twist in your story? (a) a serious face (b) a warm smile (c) a surprised look
- 25.True or false: “looking around the room” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
- 26.🙂 Which expression suits sharing an amazing fact you just learned? (a) a serious face (b) a warm smile (c) a surprised look
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking at each section (b) meeting a few eyes (c) including the back row (d) eyes on the floor
- 28.🙂 Which expression suits talking about road safety and accidents? (a) a warm smile (b) a surprised look (c) a serious face
- 29.True or false: “watching one friend only” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
- 30.True or false: “looking out the window” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
- 31.True or false: thanking the chief guest suits a serious face. (a) False (b) True
- 32.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) watching one friend only (b) eyes on the floor (c) looking around the room (d) looking out the window
- 33.True or false: “watching one friend only” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
- 34.👀 Good or poor eye contact: watching one friend only? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
- 35.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) reading with head down (b) watching one friend only (c) including the back row (d) looking out the window
- 36.True or false: reaching the twist in your story suits a surprised look. (a) False (b) True
- 37.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking out the window? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
- 38.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) looking out the window (b) reading with head down (c) glancing down, then up (d) watching one friend only
- 39.👀 In a big hall, how can you make eye contact with everyone? (a) look at each section (b) look at the floor (c) close your eyes (d) look at one person
- 40.👀 About how long should you look at one person before moving on? (a) the whole speech (b) a few minutes (c) not at all (d) a few seconds
Answer key
- watching one friend only
- a big smile
- False
- including the back row
- you are friendly
- good eye contact
- False
- True
- meeting a few eyes
- False
- True
- staring at the slides
- eyes on the floor
- a few seconds per person
- reading with head down
- looking at each section
- staring at the slides
- good eye contact
- looking out the window
- False
- poor eye contact
- False
- poor eye contact
- a surprised look
- True
- a surprised look
- eyes on the floor
- a serious face
- True
- False
- False
- looking around the room
- False
- poor eye contact
- including the back row
- True
- poor eye contact
- glancing down, then up
- look at each section
- a few seconds
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