Public Speaking Worksheet: Eye Contact and Expressions

Public speaking lesson 5: Eye contact and facial expressions · Set 270 · 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 telling a happy holiday memory? (a) a warm smile (b) a surprised look (c) a serious face
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eyes on the floor (b) looking at each section (c) meeting a few eyes (d) glancing down, then up
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking around the room (b) staring at the slides (c) glancing down, then up (d) looking at each section
4. 4.👀 Good or poor eye contact: staring at the ceiling? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
5. 5.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) meeting a few eyes (b) including the back row (c) looking at each section (d) watching one friend only
6. 6.True or false: greeting the audience at the start suits a warm smile. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.😊 What does a smile at the start tell the audience? (a) you are angry (b) you want to leave (c) you are friendly (d) you are bored
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking at each section (b) looking around the room (c) looking out the window (d) glancing down, then up
9. 9.🐶 Your story ends with a lost puppy found safe. Which face fits? (a) a big smile (b) an angry frown (c) a bored yawn (d) a blank stare
10. 10.🙂 Which expression suits reaching the twist in your story? (a) a surprised look (b) a serious face (c) a warm smile
11. 11.📝 You have notes. How should you use them? (a) glance down, look up (b) read with head down (c) hold them over your face (d) stare only at them
12. 12.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “eyes on the floor” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “reading with head down” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.👀 About how long should you look at one person before moving on? (a) a few seconds (b) the whole speech (c) a few minutes (d) not at all
16. 16.True or false: greeting the audience at the start suits a serious face. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) reading with head down (b) including the back row (c) looking out the window (d) staring at the slides
18. 18.🙂 Which expression suits explaining why plastic harms sea animals? (a) a surprised look (b) a serious face (c) a warm smile
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the slides (b) watching one friend only (c) looking around the room (d) eyes on the floor
20. 20.True or false: thanking the chief guest suits a warm smile. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.👀 Good or poor eye contact: watching one friend only? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
22. 22.👀 Good or poor eye contact: reading with head down? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
23. 23.👀 In a big hall, how can you make eye contact with everyone? (a) look at one person (b) look at the floor (c) look at each section (d) close your eyes
24. 24.🙂 Which expression suits sharing an amazing fact you just learned? (a) a surprised look (b) a warm smile (c) a serious face
25. 25.True or false: reaching the twist in your story suits a surprised look. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading with head down (b) glancing down, then up (c) a few seconds per person (d) including the back row
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meeting a few eyes (b) a few seconds per person (c) glancing down, then up (d) staring at the ceiling
28. 28.👀 Good or poor eye contact: staring at the slides? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
29. 29.True or false: talking about families who lost their homes in a flood suits a serious face. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “watching one friend only” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching one friend only (b) eyes on the floor (c) meeting a few eyes (d) staring at the ceiling
32. 32.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) glancing down, then up (c) looking at each section (d) a few seconds per person
33. 33.True or false: revealing an answer nobody expected suits a surprised look. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: thanking the chief guest suits a surprised look. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “meeting a few eyes” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: thanking the chief guest suits a serious face. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “meeting a few eyes” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🙂 Which expression suits talking about road safety and accidents? (a) a surprised look (b) a warm smile (c) a serious face
39. 39.True or false: “looking out the window” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) looking at each section (b) meeting a few eyes (c) looking out the window (d) glancing down, then up

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