Public Speaking Worksheet: Eye Contact and Expressions

Public speaking lesson 5: Eye contact and facial expressions · Set 206 · 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 at each section? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
2. 2.👀 Good or poor eye contact: a few seconds per person? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
3. 3.🙂 Which expression suits reaching the twist in your story? (a) a warm smile (b) a serious face (c) a surprised look
4. 4.True or false: “looking around the room” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.👀 About how long should you look at one person before moving on? (a) the whole speech (b) a few minutes (c) a few seconds (d) not at all
6. 6.True or false: “looking out the window” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: giving the rules of an exam hall suits a serious face. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.👀 In a big hall, how can you make eye contact with everyone? (a) close your eyes (b) look at the floor (c) look at each section (d) look at one person
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching one friend only (b) staring at the ceiling (c) eyes on the floor (d) looking around the room
10. 10.🙂 Which expression suits explaining why plastic harms sea animals? (a) a surprised look (b) a serious face (c) a warm smile
11. 11.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) eyes on the floor (b) meeting a few eyes (c) glancing down, then up (d) looking around the room
12. 12.True or false: thanking the chief guest suits a warm smile. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.😊 What does a smile at the start tell the audience? (a) you are bored (b) you want to leave (c) you are angry (d) you are friendly
14. 14.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) including the back row (b) glancing down, then up (c) a few seconds per person (d) reading with head down
15. 15.👀 Good or poor eye contact: meeting a few eyes? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
16. 16.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) staring at the slides (b) eyes on the floor (c) a few seconds per person (d) reading with head down
17. 17.True or false: talking about families who lost their homes in a flood suits a serious face. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “reading with head down” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.👀 Good or poor eye contact: staring at the slides? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
20. 20.👀 Good or poor eye contact: including the back row? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
21. 21.👀 Good or poor eye contact: eyes on the floor? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
22. 22.True or false: revealing an answer nobody expected suits a surprised look. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking out the window? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
24. 24.True or false: telling a happy holiday memory suits a surprised look. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📝 You have notes. How should you use them? (a) stare only at them (b) glance down, look up (c) read with head down (d) hold them over your face
26. 26.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) looking around the room (b) looking at each section (c) glancing down, then up (d) staring at the slides
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meeting a few eyes (b) looking around the room (c) watching one friend only (d) including the back row
28. 28.True or false: giving the rules of an exam hall suits a warm smile. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🙂 Which expression suits welcoming new students to the school? (a) a surprised look (b) a serious face (c) a warm smile
30. 30.👀 Good or poor eye contact: watching one friend only? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
31. 31.True or false: “meeting a few eyes” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🙂 Which expression suits greeting the audience at the start? (a) a surprised look (b) a serious face (c) a warm smile
34. 34.🐶 Your story ends with a lost puppy found safe. Which face fits? (a) a big smile (b) an angry frown (c) a blank stare (d) a bored yawn
35. 35.🙂 Which expression suits giving the rules of an exam hall? (a) a warm smile (b) a serious face (c) a surprised look
36. 36.True or false: “staring at the slides” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) looking at each section (b) looking out the window (c) watching one friend only (d) staring at the slides
38. 38.True or false: explaining why plastic harms sea animals suits a serious face. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “looking at each section” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “glancing down, then up” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False

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