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