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