Public Speaking Worksheet: Eye Contact and Expressions

Public speaking lesson 5: Eye contact and facial expressions · Set 232 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) looking at each section (b) a few seconds per person (c) reading with head down (d) meeting a few eyes
2. 2.👀 About how long should you look at one person before moving on? (a) not at all (b) the whole speech (c) a few minutes (d) a few seconds
3. 3.True or false: “a few seconds per person” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking at each section? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
5. 5.👀 In a big hall, how can you make eye contact with everyone? (a) look at the floor (b) look at one person (c) look at each section (d) close your eyes
6. 6.🙂 Which expression suits greeting the audience at the start? (a) a warm smile (b) a surprised look (c) a serious face
7. 7.🙂 Which expression suits revealing an answer nobody expected? (a) a warm smile (b) a serious face (c) a surprised look
8. 8.🐶 Your story ends with a lost puppy found safe. Which face fits? (a) a bored yawn (b) a big smile (c) a blank stare (d) an angry frown
9. 9.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) reading with head down (b) watching one friend only (c) glancing down, then up (d) staring at the slides
10. 10.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) eyes on the floor (b) watching one friend only (c) looking out the window (d) looking at each section
11. 11.🙂 Which expression suits reaching the twist in your story? (a) a warm smile (b) a serious face (c) a surprised look
12. 12.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) glancing down, then up (b) looking around the room (c) including the back row (d) watching one friend only
13. 13.🙂 Which expression suits thanking the chief guest? (a) a serious face (b) a surprised look (c) a warm smile
14. 14.True or false: “reading with head down” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.👀 Good or poor eye contact: glancing down, then up? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
16. 16.👀 Good or poor eye contact: including the back row? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
17. 17.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) looking at each section (b) including the back row (c) glancing down, then up (d) eyes on the floor
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading with head down (b) staring at the ceiling (c) watching one friend only (d) meeting a few eyes
19. 19.True or false: explaining why plastic harms sea animals suits a serious face. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “watching one friend only” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📝 You have notes. How should you use them? (a) read with head down (b) hold them over your face (c) glance down, look up (d) stare only at them
22. 22.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) looking out the window (b) reading with head down (c) meeting a few eyes (d) watching one friend only
23. 23.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the slides (b) staring at the ceiling (c) looking at each section (d) reading with head down
25. 25.🙂 Which expression suits telling a happy holiday memory? (a) a warm smile (b) a serious face (c) a surprised look
26. 26.True or false: “including the back row” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) eyes on the floor (b) looking out the window (c) including the back row (d) staring at the ceiling
28. 28.True or false: greeting the audience at the start suits a warm smile. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: talking about families who lost their homes in a flood suits a serious face. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “looking around the room” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “reading with head down” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking around the room (b) including the back row (c) eyes on the floor (d) meeting a few eyes
33. 33.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) looking around the room (b) looking out the window (c) meeting a few eyes (d) a few seconds per person
34. 34.True or false: “eyes on the floor” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “meeting a few eyes” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.👀 Good or poor eye contact: staring at the slides? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
37. 37.👀 Good or poor eye contact: watching one friend only? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
38. 38.True or false: talking about road safety and accidents suits a warm smile. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “staring at the slides” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.👀 Good or poor eye contact: meeting a few eyes? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact

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