Public Speaking Worksheet: Eye Contact and Expressions

Public speaking lesson 5: Eye contact and facial expressions · Set 236 · 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) staring at the slides (b) a few seconds per person (c) glancing down, then up (d) meeting a few eyes
2. 2.👀 Good or poor eye contact: glancing down, then up? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
3. 3.🙂 Which expression suits revealing an answer nobody expected? (a) a serious face (b) a surprised look (c) a warm smile
4. 4.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) including the back row (b) looking out the window (c) looking at each section (d) a few seconds per person
5. 5.🐶 Your story ends with a lost puppy found safe. Which face fits? (a) a big smile (b) a bored yawn (c) an angry frown (d) a blank stare
6. 6.True or false: “reading with head down” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.👀 Good or poor eye contact: staring at the ceiling? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
8. 8.👀 Good or poor eye contact: staring at the slides? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching one friend only (b) staring at the slides (c) meeting a few eyes (d) looking out the window
10. 10.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) looking at each section (b) reading with head down (c) meeting a few eyes (d) a few seconds per person
11. 11.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) including the back row (b) eyes on the floor (c) looking around the room (d) looking at each section
12. 12.True or false: “a few seconds per person” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.👀 In a big hall, how can you make eye contact with everyone? (a) look at one person (b) look at each section (c) look at the floor (d) close your eyes
14. 14.🙂 Which expression suits telling a happy holiday memory? (a) a serious face (b) a surprised look (c) a warm smile
15. 15.True or false: greeting the audience at the start suits a warm smile. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “watching one friend only” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🙂 Which expression suits talking about road safety and accidents? (a) a serious face (b) a surprised look (c) a warm smile
18. 18.True or false: “staring at the slides” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🙂 Which expression suits talking about families who lost their homes in a flood? (a) a warm smile (b) a surprised look (c) a serious face
20. 20.True or false: explaining why plastic harms sea animals suits a warm smile. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: thanking the chief guest suits a warm smile. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.👀 About how long should you look at one person before moving on? (a) not at all (b) a few seconds (c) a few minutes (d) the whole speech
23. 23.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) watching one friend only (b) meeting a few eyes (c) eyes on the floor (d) staring at the ceiling
24. 24.True or false: reaching the twist in your story suits a serious face. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) reading with head down (c) watching one friend only (d) glancing down, then up
26. 26.👀 Good or poor eye contact: watching one friend only? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
27. 27.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) looking out the window (b) watching one friend only (c) reading with head down (d) including the back row
28. 28.True or false: “eyes on the floor” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “looking around the room” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: reaching the twist in your story suits a surprised look. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🙂 Which expression suits welcoming new students to the school? (a) a surprised look (b) a warm smile (c) a serious face
32. 32.True or false: “meeting a few eyes” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glancing down, then up (b) eyes on the floor (c) including the back row (d) meeting a few eyes
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading with head down (b) meeting a few eyes (c) looking at each section (d) including the back row
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching one friend only (b) reading with head down (c) looking at each section (d) staring at the ceiling
36. 36.👀 Good or poor eye contact: meeting a few eyes? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
37. 37.True or false: giving the rules of an exam hall suits a serious face. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📝 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
39. 39.True or false: welcoming new students to the school suits a serious face. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking around the room? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact

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