Public Speaking Worksheet: Eye Contact and Expressions

Public speaking lesson 5: Eye contact and facial expressions · Set 327 · 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: staring at the ceiling? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
2. 2.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking out the window? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
3. 3.True or false: giving the rules of an exam hall suits a serious face. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.👀 Good or poor eye contact: staring at the slides? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
5. 5.👀 Good or poor eye contact: a few seconds per person? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
6. 6.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) a few seconds per person (b) looking around the room (c) staring at the slides (d) meeting a few eyes
7. 7.👀 About how long should you look at one person before moving on? (a) the whole speech (b) a few minutes (c) a few seconds (d) not at all
8. 8.👀 Good or poor eye contact: watching one friend only? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
9. 9.True or false: “looking at each section” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) looking out the window (b) including the back row (c) meeting a few eyes (d) looking around the room
11. 11.True or false: “looking around the room” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meeting a few eyes (b) reading with head down (c) staring at the ceiling (d) watching one friend only
13. 13.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) meeting a few eyes (b) looking around the room (c) glancing down, then up (d) staring at the ceiling
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the slides (b) looking out the window (c) eyes on the floor (d) looking around the room
15. 15.🙂 Which expression suits revealing an answer nobody expected? (a) a surprised look (b) a warm smile (c) a serious face
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking at each section (b) staring at the ceiling (c) including the back row (d) meeting a few eyes
17. 17.True or false: “looking at each section” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.👀 In a big hall, how can you make eye contact with everyone? (a) look at the floor (b) close your eyes (c) look at one person (d) look at each section
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glancing down, then up (b) meeting a few eyes (c) looking at each section (d) looking out the window
20. 20.True or false: “meeting a few eyes” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) staring at the slides (c) eyes on the floor (d) meeting a few eyes
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a few seconds per person (b) staring at the ceiling (c) reading with head down (d) looking out the window
23. 23.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) looking out the window (b) staring at the ceiling (c) looking at each section (d) reading with head down
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) including the back row (b) glancing down, then up (c) a few seconds per person (d) reading with head down
25. 25.True or false: revealing an answer nobody expected suits a surprised look. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) including the back row (b) looking around the room (c) watching one friend only (d) meeting a few eyes
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) including the back row (b) looking at each section (c) meeting a few eyes (d) staring at the slides
28. 28.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) glancing down, then up (c) eyes on the floor (d) looking out the window
29. 29.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) eyes on the floor (b) staring at the ceiling (c) a few seconds per person (d) looking out the window
30. 30.True or false: giving the rules of an exam hall suits a warm smile. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “staring at the slides” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “a few seconds per person” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “watching one friend only” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glancing down, then up (b) looking around the room (c) meeting a few eyes (d) eyes on the floor
35. 35.😊 What does a smile at the start tell the audience? (a) you want to leave (b) you are bored (c) you are angry (d) you are friendly
36. 36.True or false: reaching the twist in your story suits a surprised look. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🙂 Which expression suits sharing an amazing fact you just learned? (a) a serious face (b) a warm smile (c) a surprised look
38. 38.True or false: welcoming new students to the school suits a surprised look. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “reading with head down” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: thanking the chief guest suits a serious face. (a) True (b) False

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