Public Speaking Worksheet: Eye Contact and Expressions

Public speaking lesson 5: Eye contact and facial expressions · Set 354 · 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.🐶 Your story ends with a lost puppy found safe. Which face fits? (a) a bored yawn (b) an angry frown (c) a big smile (d) a blank stare
2. 2.👀 About how long should you look at one person before moving on? (a) the whole speech (b) a few seconds (c) not at all (d) a few minutes
3. 3.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking around the room? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
4. 4.True or false: telling a happy holiday memory suits a surprised look. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.👀 Good or poor eye contact: meeting a few eyes? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
6. 6.😊 What does a smile at the start tell the audience? (a) you are friendly (b) you are bored (c) you want to leave (d) you are angry
7. 7.👀 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
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) reading with head down (c) eyes on the floor (d) meeting a few eyes
9. 9.True or false: “looking at each section” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🙂 Which expression suits telling a happy holiday memory? (a) a warm smile (b) a serious face (c) a surprised look
11. 11.True or false: “staring at the slides” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🙂 Which expression suits greeting the audience at the start? (a) a serious face (b) a warm smile (c) a surprised look
13. 13.🙂 Which expression suits talking about families who lost their homes in a flood? (a) a surprised look (b) a serious face (c) a warm smile
14. 14.📝 You have notes. How should you use them? (a) glance down, look up (b) stare only at them (c) hold them over your face (d) read with head down
15. 15.👀 Good or poor eye contact: staring at the ceiling? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
16. 16.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) glancing down, then up (b) looking at each section (c) reading with head down (d) meeting a few eyes
17. 17.True or false: reaching the twist in your story suits a surprised look. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking out the window (b) looking around the room (c) staring at the ceiling (d) watching one friend only
19. 19.True or false: “looking around the room” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking out the window? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eyes on the floor (b) a few seconds per person (c) meeting a few eyes (d) looking around the room
22. 22.True or false: “glancing down, then up” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.👀 Good or poor eye contact: including the back row? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the slides (b) reading with head down (c) watching one friend only (d) glancing down, then up
25. 25.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) looking out the window (c) looking at each section (d) reading with head down
26. 26.🙂 Which expression suits explaining why plastic harms sea animals? (a) a surprised look (b) a warm smile (c) a serious face
27. 27.👀 Good or poor eye contact: eyes on the floor? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a few seconds per person (b) meeting a few eyes (c) looking at each section (d) reading with head down
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) including the back row (b) a few seconds per person (c) looking at each section (d) staring at the ceiling
30. 30.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) watching one friend only (b) staring at the slides (c) reading with head down (d) looking around the room
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glancing down, then up (b) looking at each section (c) watching one friend only (d) meeting a few eyes
32. 32.🙂 Which expression suits giving the rules of an exam hall? (a) a warm smile (b) a surprised look (c) a serious face
33. 33.👀 Good or poor eye contact: staring at the slides? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
34. 34.👀 Good or poor eye contact: reading with head down? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the slides (b) looking at each section (c) a few seconds per person (d) looking around the room
36. 36.True or false: giving the rules of an exam hall suits a warm smile. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) looking at each section (b) looking out the window (c) a few seconds per person (d) looking around the room
38. 38.🙂 Which expression suits talking about road safety and accidents? (a) a serious face (b) a surprised look (c) a warm smile
39. 39.True or false: “meeting a few eyes” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: sharing an amazing fact you just learned suits a serious face. (a) False (b) True

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