Public Speaking Worksheet: Eye Contact and Expressions

Public speaking lesson 5: Eye contact and facial expressions · Set 231 · 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.🙂 Which expression suits revealing an answer nobody expected? (a) a warm smile (b) a surprised look (c) a serious face
2. 2.📝 You have notes. How should you use them? (a) read with head down (b) glance down, look up (c) hold them over your face (d) stare only at them
3. 3.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “meeting a few eyes” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eyes on the floor (b) reading with head down (c) meeting a few eyes (d) staring at the ceiling
6. 6.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) meeting a few eyes (b) looking out the window (c) looking around the room (d) a few seconds per person
7. 7.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking around the room? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
8. 8.😊 What does a smile at the start tell the audience? (a) you want to leave (b) you are bored (c) you are friendly (d) you are angry
9. 9.True or false: “eyes on the floor” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “staring at the slides” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.👀 About how long should you look at one person before moving on? (a) the whole speech (b) not at all (c) a few seconds (d) a few minutes
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glancing down, then up (b) eyes on the floor (c) looking at each section (d) looking around the room
13. 13.True or false: talking about families who lost their homes in a flood suits a serious face. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.👀 Good or poor eye contact: including the back row? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
15. 15.👀 Good or poor eye contact: watching one friend only? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
16. 16.👀 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
17. 17.👀 Good or poor eye contact: meeting a few eyes? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
18. 18.True or false: thanking the chief guest suits a serious face. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🙂 Which expression suits sharing an amazing fact you just learned? (a) a serious face (b) a warm smile (c) a surprised look
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meeting a few eyes (b) including the back row (c) looking at each section (d) looking out the window
21. 21.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) looking out the window (b) looking at each section (c) staring at the slides (d) staring at the ceiling
22. 22.👀 Good or poor eye contact: a few seconds per person? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
23. 23.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) watching one friend only (b) reading with head down (c) meeting a few eyes (d) eyes on the floor
24. 24.True or false: welcoming new students to the school suits a warm smile. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: talking about families who lost their homes in a flood suits a warm smile. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: talking about families who lost their homes in a flood suits a surprised look. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) reading with head down (b) staring at the ceiling (c) a few seconds per person (d) watching one friend only
28. 28.True or false: revealing an answer nobody expected suits a surprised look. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) watching one friend only (b) reading with head down (c) including the back row (d) staring at the ceiling
30. 30.True or false: “a few seconds per person” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) looking around the room (b) looking at each section (c) a few seconds per person (d) reading with head down
32. 32.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) reading with head down (c) glancing down, then up (d) eyes on the floor
33. 33.True or false: “reading with head down” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🙂 Which expression suits explaining why plastic harms sea animals? (a) a warm smile (b) a surprised look (c) a serious face
35. 35.True or false: “watching one friend only” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.👀 Good or poor eye contact: eyes on the floor? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
37. 37.👀 Good or poor eye contact: staring at the ceiling? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
38. 38.🙂 Which expression suits thanking the chief guest? (a) a surprised look (b) a warm smile (c) a serious face
39. 39.🙂 Which expression suits greeting the audience at the start? (a) a serious face (b) a surprised look (c) a warm smile
40. 40.True or false: greeting the audience at the start suits a surprised look. (a) False (b) True

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