Public Speaking Worksheet: Eye Contact and Expressions

Public speaking lesson 5: Eye contact and facial expressions · Set 316 · 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.👀 Good or poor eye contact: glancing down, then up? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
2. 2.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) looking around the room (b) a few seconds per person (c) glancing down, then up (d) eyes on the floor
3. 3.True or false: “looking around the room” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) meeting a few eyes (b) glancing down, then up (c) looking at each section (d) staring at the ceiling
6. 6.True or false: talking about road safety and accidents suits a surprised look. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: explaining why plastic harms sea animals suits a serious face. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.😊 What does a smile at the start tell the audience? (a) you are angry (b) you are friendly (c) you are bored (d) you want to leave
9. 9.👀 Good or poor eye contact: meeting a few eyes? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
10. 10.True or false: welcoming new students to the school suits a surprised look. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.👀 Good or poor eye contact: staring at the ceiling? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
12. 12.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) a few seconds per person (b) eyes on the floor (c) staring at the slides (d) watching one friend only
13. 13.True or false: “meeting a few eyes” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meeting a few eyes (b) staring at the slides (c) looking at each section (d) glancing down, then up
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking at each section (b) meeting a few eyes (c) staring at the ceiling (d) glancing down, then up
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading with head down (b) staring at the ceiling (c) eyes on the floor (d) meeting a few eyes
17. 17.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) reading with head down (b) staring at the slides (c) watching one friend only (d) meeting a few eyes
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glancing down, then up (b) watching one friend only (c) a few seconds per person (d) including the back row
19. 19.True or false: “looking out the window” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.👀 In a big hall, how can you make eye contact with everyone? (a) look at one person (b) look at the floor (c) close your eyes (d) look at each section
21. 21.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) reading with head down (b) staring at the ceiling (c) staring at the slides (d) looking around the room
22. 22.🐶 Your story ends with a lost puppy found safe. Which face fits? (a) a bored yawn (b) a blank stare (c) a big smile (d) an angry frown
23. 23.👀 Good or poor eye contact: watching one friend only? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eyes on the floor (b) reading with head down (c) staring at the ceiling (d) including the back row
25. 25.True or false: “looking out the window” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) watching one friend only (b) looking at each section (c) looking out the window (d) eyes on the floor
27. 27.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) staring at the slides (b) glancing down, then up (c) reading with head down (d) eyes on the floor
28. 28.🙂 Which expression suits greeting the audience at the start? (a) a surprised look (b) a warm smile (c) a serious face
29. 29.True or false: “including the back row” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🙂 Which expression suits reaching the twist in your story? (a) a warm smile (b) a serious face (c) a surprised look
31. 31.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) eyes on the floor (b) including the back row (c) reading with head down (d) watching one friend only
32. 32.True or false: “staring at the slides” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking out the window? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
34. 34.True or false: “including the back row” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking out the window (b) eyes on the floor (c) staring at the slides (d) glancing down, then up
36. 36.True or false: talking about families who lost their homes in a flood suits a warm smile. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “looking at each section” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🙂 Which expression suits giving the rules of an exam hall? (a) a surprised look (b) a warm smile (c) a serious face
39. 39.📝 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
40. 40.👀 Good or poor eye contact: reading with head down? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact

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