Public Speaking Worksheet: Eye Contact and Expressions

Public speaking lesson 5: Eye contact and facial expressions · Set 292 · 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.True or false: greeting the audience at the start suits a warm smile. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the slides (b) a few seconds per person (c) eyes on the floor (d) reading with head down
3. 3.True or false: “glancing down, then up” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) including the back row (b) looking around the room (c) staring at the ceiling (d) meeting a few eyes
5. 5.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) including the back row (b) a few seconds per person (c) looking at each section (d) staring at the ceiling
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eyes on the floor (b) reading with head down (c) meeting a few eyes (d) looking out the window
7. 7.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking at each section? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
8. 8.True or false: telling a happy holiday memory suits a warm smile. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.📝 You have notes. How should you use them? (a) hold them over your face (b) read with head down (c) stare only at them (d) glance down, look up
10. 10.👀 Good or poor eye contact: meeting a few eyes? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
11. 11.True or false: “including the back row” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.👀 About how long should you look at one person before moving on? (a) the whole speech (b) a few minutes (c) not at all (d) a few seconds
13. 13.👀 Good or poor eye contact: staring at the slides? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
14. 14.👀 Good or poor eye contact: watching one friend only? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
15. 15.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) looking out the window (b) staring at the ceiling (c) looking at each section (d) eyes on the floor
16. 16.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking around the room? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
17. 17.True or false: revealing an answer nobody expected suits a surprised look. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eyes on the floor (b) glancing down, then up (c) including the back row (d) meeting a few eyes
19. 19.True or false: “glancing down, then up” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking out the window? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
21. 21.👀 Good or poor eye contact: glancing down, then up? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
22. 22.🙂 Which expression suits talking about families who lost their homes in a flood? (a) a surprised look (b) a serious face (c) a warm smile
23. 23.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) looking around the room (c) eyes on the floor (d) reading with head down
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking out the window (b) glancing down, then up (c) staring at the ceiling (d) reading with head down
25. 25.🙂 Which expression suits reaching the twist in your story? (a) a warm smile (b) a serious face (c) a surprised look
26. 26.🙂 Which expression suits greeting the audience at the start? (a) a surprised look (b) a serious face (c) a warm smile
27. 27.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) watching one friend only (b) a few seconds per person (c) glancing down, then up (d) looking at each section
28. 28.😊 What does a smile at the start tell the audience? (a) you are friendly (b) you are bored (c) you are angry (d) you want to leave
29. 29.True or false: “a few seconds per person” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: reaching the twist in your story suits a surprised look. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🙂 Which expression suits revealing an answer nobody expected? (a) a warm smile (b) a serious face (c) a surprised look
32. 32.True or false: sharing an amazing fact you just learned suits a warm smile. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) watching one friend only (c) looking out the window (d) including the back row
34. 34.👀 Good or poor eye contact: eyes on the floor? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
35. 35.True or false: “looking around the room” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking out the window (b) looking at each section (c) staring at the ceiling (d) staring at the slides
37. 37.👀 Good or poor eye contact: including the back row? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
38. 38.👀 Good or poor eye contact: reading with head down? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
39. 39.True or false: “including the back row” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🙂 Which expression suits sharing an amazing fact you just learned? (a) a serious face (b) a surprised look (c) a warm smile

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