Public Speaking Worksheet: Eye Contact and Expressions

Public speaking lesson 5: Eye contact and facial expressions · Set 268 · 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 ceiling (b) looking out the window (c) reading with head down (d) glancing down, then up
2. 2.😊 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
3. 3.👀 In a big hall, how can you make eye contact with everyone? (a) close your eyes (b) look at the floor (c) look at one person (d) look at each section
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching one friend only (b) staring at the ceiling (c) looking out the window (d) looking at each section
5. 5.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) watching one friend only (b) looking out the window (c) looking around the room (d) staring at the ceiling
6. 6.True or false: “looking out the window” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) watching one friend only (b) looking out the window (c) including the back row (d) staring at the ceiling
8. 8.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) including the back row (b) reading with head down (c) meeting a few eyes (d) looking at each section
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking at each section (b) including the back row (c) a few seconds per person (d) eyes on the floor
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glancing down, then up (b) looking around the room (c) looking at each section (d) staring at the slides
11. 11.👀 Good or poor eye contact: reading with head down? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
12. 12.👀 Good or poor eye contact: meeting a few eyes? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
13. 13.🙂 Which expression suits explaining why plastic harms sea animals? (a) a warm smile (b) a surprised look (c) a serious face
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching one friend only (b) looking around the room (c) looking out the window (d) staring at the slides
15. 15.📝 You have notes. How should you use them? (a) stare only at them (b) read with head down (c) glance down, look up (d) hold them over your face
16. 16.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) looking at each section (b) glancing down, then up (c) staring at the slides (d) looking around the room
17. 17.True or false: “looking around the room” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “meeting a few eyes” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meeting a few eyes (b) reading with head down (c) including the back row (d) glancing down, then up
20. 20.🙂 Which expression suits thanking the chief guest? (a) a surprised look (b) a serious face (c) a warm smile
21. 21.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking out the window? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
22. 22.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) staring at the slides (b) meeting a few eyes (c) reading with head down (d) eyes on the floor
23. 23.True or false: “watching one friend only” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “glancing down, then up” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: welcoming new students to the school suits a surprised look. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) looking out the window (b) looking at each section (c) eyes on the floor (d) staring at the ceiling
27. 27.🙂 Which expression suits welcoming new students to the school? (a) a serious face (b) a warm smile (c) a surprised look
28. 28.True or false: revealing an answer nobody expected suits a serious face. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.👀 About how long should you look at one person before moving on? (a) not at all (b) the whole speech (c) a few minutes (d) a few seconds
30. 30.True or false: welcoming new students to the school suits a warm smile. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking around the room (b) meeting a few eyes (c) looking at each section (d) staring at the ceiling
32. 32.True or false: greeting the audience at the start suits a serious face. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: thanking the chief guest suits a serious face. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.👀 Good or poor eye contact: glancing down, then up? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a few seconds per person (b) watching one friend only (c) eyes on the floor (d) looking out the window
36. 36.True or false: revealing an answer nobody expected suits a surprised look. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “reading with head down” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) glancing down, then up (b) a few seconds per person (c) looking around the room (d) looking out the window
39. 39.True or false: sharing an amazing fact you just learned suits a surprised look. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “a few seconds per person” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False

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