Public Speaking Worksheet: Eye Contact and Expressions

Public speaking lesson 5: Eye contact and facial expressions · Set 261 · 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) looking out the window (c) staring at the ceiling (d) staring at the slides
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meeting a few eyes (b) glancing down, then up (c) a few seconds per person (d) looking out the window
3. 3.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking out the window? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking around the room (b) a few seconds per person (c) including the back row (d) staring at the ceiling
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching one friend only (b) looking around the room (c) looking at each section (d) meeting a few eyes
6. 6.🙂 Which expression suits greeting the audience at the start? (a) a surprised look (b) a warm smile (c) a serious face
7. 7.True or false: thanking the chief guest suits a warm smile. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “looking around the room” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “staring at the slides” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) meeting a few eyes (b) reading with head down (c) staring at the ceiling (d) eyes on the floor
11. 11.True or false: reaching the twist in your story suits a warm smile. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) watching one friend only (b) including the back row (c) staring at the ceiling (d) eyes on the floor
13. 13.👀 Good or poor eye contact: including the back row? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
14. 14.👀 Good or poor eye contact: reading with head down? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
15. 15.🐶 Your story ends with a lost puppy found safe. Which face fits? (a) a blank stare (b) a big smile (c) an angry frown (d) a bored yawn
16. 16.True or false: “looking out the window” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.📝 You have notes. How should you use them? (a) read with head down (b) stare only at them (c) hold them over your face (d) glance down, look up
18. 18.True or false: thanking the chief guest suits a surprised look. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🙂 Which expression suits thanking the chief guest? (a) a warm smile (b) a serious face (c) a surprised look
20. 20.🙂 Which expression suits revealing an answer nobody expected? (a) a surprised look (b) a serious face (c) a warm smile
21. 21.True or false: “meeting a few eyes” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.👀 Good or poor eye contact: watching one friend only? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
23. 23.True or false: “reading with head down” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) staring at the slides (b) eyes on the floor (c) glancing down, then up (d) looking out the window
25. 25.True or false: “eyes on the floor” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🙂 Which expression suits welcoming new students to the school? (a) a surprised look (b) a warm smile (c) a serious face
27. 27.True or false: “looking at each section” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.👀 Good or poor eye contact: glancing down, then up? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
29. 29.😊 What does a smile at the start tell the audience? (a) you are bored (b) you are angry (c) you are friendly (d) you want to leave
30. 30.True or false: talking about families who lost their homes in a flood suits a warm smile. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.👀 Good or poor eye contact: meeting a few eyes? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
32. 32.👀 Good or poor eye contact: eyes on the floor? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching one friend only (b) reading with head down (c) a few seconds per person (d) looking out the window
34. 34.True or false: talking about families who lost their homes in a flood suits a serious face. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “including the back row” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “staring at the slides” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “a few seconds per person” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “looking at each section” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) glancing down, then up (c) a few seconds per person (d) including the back row
40. 40.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) looking at each section (b) watching one friend only (c) eyes on the floor (d) staring at the ceiling

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