Public Speaking Worksheet: Eye Contact and Expressions

Public speaking lesson 5: Eye contact and facial expressions · Set 248 · 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 explaining why plastic harms sea animals? (a) a surprised look (b) a warm smile (c) a serious face
2. 2.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) reading with head down (b) looking around the room (c) staring at the ceiling (d) staring at the slides
3. 3.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) meeting a few eyes (b) looking at each section (c) looking out the window (d) a few seconds per person
4. 4.🙂 Which expression suits sharing an amazing fact you just learned? (a) a serious face (b) a surprised look (c) a warm smile
5. 5.😊 What does a smile at the start tell the audience? (a) you want to leave (b) you are angry (c) you are friendly (d) you are bored
6. 6.True or false: revealing an answer nobody expected suits a warm smile. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.👀 In a big hall, how can you make eye contact with everyone? (a) look at one person (b) look at the floor (c) close your eyes (d) look at each section
8. 8.True or false: “watching one friend only” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🙂 Which expression suits thanking the chief guest? (a) a warm smile (b) a serious face (c) a surprised look
10. 10.True or false: “including the back row” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🙂 Which expression suits reaching the twist in your story? (a) a serious face (b) a surprised look (c) a warm smile
12. 12.True or false: “a few seconds per person” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🐶 Your story ends with a lost puppy found safe. Which face fits? (a) a blank stare (b) an angry frown (c) a big smile (d) a bored yawn
14. 14.👀 Good or poor eye contact: watching one friend only? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
15. 15.📝 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
16. 16.🙂 Which expression suits giving the rules of an exam hall? (a) a serious face (b) a warm smile (c) a surprised look
17. 17.True or false: thanking the chief guest suits a warm smile. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: talking about families who lost their homes in a flood suits a warm smile. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “watching one friend only” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) staring at the slides (b) looking around the room (c) including the back row (d) looking at each section
21. 21.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) a few seconds per person (b) eyes on the floor (c) staring at the ceiling (d) watching one friend only
22. 22.True or false: telling a happy holiday memory suits a warm smile. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) watching one friend only (b) looking out the window (c) staring at the slides (d) including the back row
24. 24.True or false: “looking at each section” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.👀 Good or poor eye contact: reading with head down? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
26. 26.True or false: “looking around the room” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking around the room? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching one friend only (b) staring at the slides (c) looking around the room (d) eyes on the floor
29. 29.True or false: giving the rules of an exam hall suits a serious face. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) looking out the window (b) staring at the slides (c) meeting a few eyes (d) watching one friend only
31. 31.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) staring at the slides (b) staring at the ceiling (c) reading with head down (d) glancing down, then up
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) eyes on the floor (c) looking at each section (d) staring at the slides
33. 33.True or false: reaching the twist in your story suits a warm smile. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: talking about road safety and accidents suits a serious face. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “looking around the room” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “meeting a few eyes” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.👀 Good or poor eye contact: including the back row? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
38. 38.True or false: greeting the audience at the start suits a warm smile. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: thanking the chief guest suits a serious face. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading with head down (b) including the back row (c) meeting a few eyes (d) looking around the room

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