Public Speaking Worksheet: Eye Contact and Expressions

Public speaking lesson 5: Eye contact and facial expressions · Set 254 · 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 out the window (b) meeting a few eyes (c) including the back row (d) glancing down, then up
2. 2.👀 Good or poor eye contact: including the back row? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
3. 3.🙂 Which expression suits talking about road safety and accidents? (a) a surprised look (b) a warm smile (c) a serious face
4. 4.👀 About how long should you look at one person before moving on? (a) a few minutes (b) not at all (c) a few seconds (d) the whole speech
5. 5.True or false: “staring at the slides” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) meeting a few eyes (b) looking out the window (c) including the back row (d) glancing down, then up
7. 7.True or false: “meeting a few eyes” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.👀 In a big hall, how can you make eye contact with everyone? (a) look at one person (b) close your eyes (c) look at the floor (d) look at each section
9. 9.😊 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
10. 10.True or false: “eyes on the floor” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking out the window (b) including the back row (c) staring at the slides (d) eyes on the floor
12. 12.True or false: thanking the chief guest suits a surprised look. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “including the back row” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “looking out the window” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “glancing down, then up” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.👀 Good or poor eye contact: staring at the ceiling? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
17. 17.👀 Good or poor eye contact: eyes on the floor? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the slides (b) glancing down, then up (c) looking around the room (d) meeting a few eyes
19. 19.👀 Good or poor eye contact: staring at the slides? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking at each section (b) eyes on the floor (c) staring at the ceiling (d) looking out the window
21. 21.True or false: talking about families who lost their homes in a flood suits a surprised look. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🙂 Which expression suits sharing an amazing fact you just learned? (a) a surprised look (b) a serious face (c) a warm smile
23. 23.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) looking at each section (b) watching one friend only (c) looking around the room (d) meeting a few eyes
24. 24.🐶 Your story ends with a lost puppy found safe. Which face fits? (a) a blank stare (b) an angry frown (c) a bored yawn (d) a big smile
25. 25.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) glancing down, then up (c) eyes on the floor (d) staring at the slides
26. 26.🙂 Which expression suits greeting the audience at the start? (a) a serious face (b) a surprised look (c) a warm smile
27. 27.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) eyes on the floor (b) including the back row (c) glancing down, then up (d) looking at each section
28. 28.True or false: revealing an answer nobody expected suits a surprised look. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “watching one friend only” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glancing down, then up (b) meeting a few eyes (c) looking around the room (d) staring at the ceiling
31. 31.True or false: talking about families who lost their homes in a flood suits a warm smile. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: reaching the twist in your story suits a serious face. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: revealing an answer nobody expected suits a warm smile. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: thanking the chief guest suits a warm smile. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) looking out the window (b) a few seconds per person (c) staring at the slides (d) eyes on the floor
36. 36.True or false: telling a happy holiday memory suits a surprised look. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading with head down (b) a few seconds per person (c) meeting a few eyes (d) looking at each section
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking around the room (b) including the back row (c) meeting a few eyes (d) watching one friend only
39. 39.🙂 Which expression suits thanking the chief guest? (a) a surprised look (b) a serious face (c) a warm smile
40. 40.True or false: thanking the chief guest suits a serious face. (a) True (b) False

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