Public Speaking Worksheet: Eye Contact and Expressions

Public speaking lesson 5: Eye contact and facial expressions · Set 334 · 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: looking at each section? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
2. 2.🙂 Which expression suits welcoming new students to the school? (a) a serious face (b) a surprised look (c) a warm smile
3. 3.👀 Good or poor eye contact: including the back row? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
4. 4.🙂 Which expression suits greeting the audience at the start? (a) a serious face (b) a warm smile (c) a surprised look
5. 5.True or false: “looking around the room” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) looking out the window (b) staring at the slides (c) including the back row (d) watching one friend only
7. 7.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) including the back row (b) glancing down, then up (c) eyes on the floor (d) meeting a few eyes
8. 8.True or false: thanking the chief guest suits a serious face. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🙂 Which expression suits sharing an amazing fact you just learned? (a) a serious face (b) a warm smile (c) a surprised look
10. 10.True or false: “looking out the window” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meeting a few eyes (b) staring at the slides (c) looking around the room (d) a few seconds per person
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading with head down (b) looking at each section (c) eyes on the floor (d) staring at the slides
13. 13.True or false: “a few seconds per person” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🙂 Which expression suits telling a happy holiday memory? (a) a surprised look (b) a serious face (c) a warm smile
15. 15.True or false: sharing an amazing fact you just learned suits a serious face. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “watching one friend only” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “looking around the room” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📝 You have notes. How should you use them? (a) read with head down (b) stare only at them (c) glance down, look up (d) hold them over your face
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meeting a few eyes (b) including the back row (c) reading with head down (d) looking around the room
20. 20.True or false: “including the back row” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: giving the rules of an exam hall suits a serious face. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eyes on the floor (b) meeting a few eyes (c) glancing down, then up (d) looking at each section
23. 23.True or false: greeting the audience at the start suits a surprised look. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🙂 Which expression suits revealing an answer nobody expected? (a) a warm smile (b) a surprised look (c) a serious face
25. 25.True or false: giving the rules of an exam hall suits a surprised look. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading with head down (b) looking around the room (c) staring at the ceiling (d) eyes on the floor
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meeting a few eyes (b) staring at the ceiling (c) including the back row (d) a few seconds per person
28. 28.True or false: “reading with head down” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “glancing down, then up” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eyes on the floor (b) looking out the window (c) staring at the slides (d) including the back row
31. 31.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) looking around the room (b) reading with head down (c) looking out the window (d) staring at the slides
32. 32.True or false: “looking at each section” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: explaining why plastic harms sea animals suits a serious face. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking out the window? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
35. 35.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) looking at each section (b) staring at the slides (c) including the back row (d) meeting a few eyes
36. 36.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking around the room? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
37. 37.🐶 Your story ends with a lost puppy found safe. Which face fits? (a) a big smile (b) a blank stare (c) a bored yawn (d) an angry frown
38. 38.🙂 Which expression suits reaching the twist in your story? (a) a warm smile (b) a serious face (c) a surprised look
39. 39.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) looking at each section (b) glancing down, then up (c) looking out the window (d) including the back row
40. 40.😊 What does a smile at the start tell the audience? (a) you are friendly (b) you are angry (c) you are bored (d) you want to leave

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