Public Speaking Worksheet: Eye Contact and Expressions

Public speaking lesson 5: Eye contact and facial expressions · Set 325 · 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) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
2. 2.🙂 Which expression suits greeting the audience at the start? (a) a warm smile (b) a surprised look (c) a serious face
3. 3.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking around the room? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
4. 4.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) looking out the window (c) looking around the room (d) reading with head down
5. 5.📝 You have notes. How should you use them? (a) stare only at them (b) read with head down (c) hold them over your face (d) glance down, look up
6. 6.True or false: telling a happy holiday memory suits a warm smile. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: talking about families who lost their homes in a flood suits a serious face. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.👀 Good or poor eye contact: eyes on the floor? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
9. 9.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) glancing down, then up (b) a few seconds per person (c) meeting a few eyes (d) looking out the window
10. 10.🙂 Which expression suits telling a happy holiday memory? (a) a surprised look (b) a serious face (c) a warm smile
11. 11.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking out the window? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
12. 12.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking at each section? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meeting a few eyes (b) reading with head down (c) eyes on the floor (d) watching one friend only
14. 14.🐶 Your story ends with a lost puppy found safe. Which face fits? (a) a bored yawn (b) an angry frown (c) a blank stare (d) a big smile
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a few seconds per person (b) staring at the ceiling (c) looking at each section (d) glancing down, then up
16. 16.True or false: talking about families who lost their homes in a flood suits a surprised look. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “meeting a few eyes” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “looking around the room” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.👀 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
20. 20.👀 About how long should you look at one person before moving on? (a) a few minutes (b) the whole speech (c) a few seconds (d) not at all
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) including the back row (b) looking at each section (c) looking around the room (d) looking out the window
22. 22.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) reading with head down (b) looking out the window (c) a few seconds per person (d) staring at the ceiling
23. 23.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) including the back row (b) looking at each section (c) a few seconds per person (d) staring at the ceiling
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the slides (b) looking out the window (c) staring at the ceiling (d) glancing down, then up
25. 25.True or false: “staring at the slides” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.👀 Good or poor eye contact: including the back row? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
27. 27.True or false: “looking out the window” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: greeting the audience at the start suits a serious face. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🙂 Which expression suits revealing an answer nobody expected? (a) a warm smile (b) a serious face (c) a surprised look
30. 30.True or false: giving the rules of an exam hall suits a surprised look. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “glancing down, then up” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: sharing an amazing fact you just learned suits a serious face. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: talking about road safety and accidents suits a serious face. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) meeting a few eyes (b) watching one friend only (c) a few seconds per person (d) glancing down, then up
35. 35.True or false: sharing an amazing fact you just learned suits a surprised look. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) including the back row (b) reading with head down (c) watching one friend only (d) staring at the ceiling
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) including the back row (b) looking around the room (c) looking at each section (d) eyes on the floor
38. 38.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) meeting a few eyes (b) watching one friend only (c) eyes on the floor (d) looking out the window
39. 39.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.👀 Good or poor eye contact: staring at the ceiling? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact

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