Public Speaking Worksheet: Eye Contact and Expressions

Public speaking lesson 5: Eye contact and facial expressions · Set 353 · 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.True or false: “staring at the slides” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meeting a few eyes (b) including the back row (c) looking around the room (d) looking out the window
3. 3.👀 About how long should you look at one person before moving on? (a) a few minutes (b) not at all (c) the whole speech (d) a few seconds
4. 4.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) reading with head down (c) staring at the slides (d) including the back row
5. 5.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking at each section? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glancing down, then up (b) reading with head down (c) looking at each section (d) a few seconds per person
7. 7.True or false: “eyes on the floor” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🙂 Which expression suits talking about families who lost their homes in a flood? (a) a surprised look (b) a warm smile (c) a serious face
9. 9.😊 What does a smile at the start tell the audience? (a) you are bored (b) you want to leave (c) you are angry (d) you are friendly
10. 10.True or false: revealing an answer nobody expected suits a warm smile. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.👀 Good or poor eye contact: including the back row? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
12. 12.👀 Good or poor eye contact: meeting a few eyes? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
13. 13.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) meeting a few eyes (b) staring at the ceiling (c) including the back row (d) looking at each section
14. 14.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) looking around the room (b) glancing down, then up (c) including the back row (d) eyes on the floor
15. 15.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) reading with head down (b) looking out the window (c) looking around the room (d) staring at the slides
16. 16.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) looking at each section (b) glancing down, then up (c) reading with head down (d) including the back row
17. 17.👀 Good or poor eye contact: eyes on the floor? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
18. 18.True or false: “reading with head down” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.👀 Good or poor eye contact: staring at the ceiling? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meeting a few eyes (b) eyes on the floor (c) looking around the room (d) looking at each section
21. 21.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking around the room? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
22. 22.True or false: “glancing down, then up” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: talking about families who lost their homes in a flood suits a serious face. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📝 You have notes. How should you use them? (a) stare only at them (b) glance down, look up (c) read with head down (d) hold them over your face
25. 25.👀 Good or poor eye contact: a few seconds per person? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
26. 26.True or false: “including the back row” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) eyes on the floor (b) staring at the ceiling (c) looking out the window (d) meeting a few eyes
28. 28.True or false: revealing an answer nobody expected suits a surprised look. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) watching one friend only (b) glancing down, then up (c) staring at the ceiling (d) looking out the window
30. 30.True or false: greeting the audience at the start suits a surprised look. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the slides (b) eyes on the floor (c) looking out the window (d) meeting a few eyes
32. 32.True or false: “looking around the room” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.👀 Good or poor eye contact: watching one friend only? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
34. 34.True or false: reaching the twist in your story suits a warm smile. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.👀 In a big hall, how can you make eye contact with everyone? (a) look at one person (b) close your eyes (c) look at each section (d) look at the floor
36. 36.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) meeting a few eyes (b) including the back row (c) watching one friend only (d) looking around the room
37. 37.True or false: “a few seconds per person” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🙂 Which expression suits telling a happy holiday memory? (a) a serious face (b) a surprised look (c) a warm smile
39. 39.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🙂 Which expression suits sharing an amazing fact you just learned? (a) a warm smile (b) a surprised look (c) a serious face

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