Public Speaking Worksheet: Eye Contact and Expressions

Public speaking lesson 5: Eye contact and facial expressions · Set 358 · 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.👀 About how long should you look at one person before moving on? (a) a few minutes (b) a few seconds (c) the whole speech (d) not at all
2. 2.True or false: “looking at each section” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.👀 Good or poor eye contact: eyes on the floor? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
4. 4.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) looking at each section (b) looking out the window (c) meeting a few eyes (d) including the back row
5. 5.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking around the room? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
6. 6.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) staring at the slides (b) looking at each section (c) glancing down, then up (d) including the back row
7. 7.📝 You have notes. How should you use them? (a) hold them over your face (b) read with head down (c) stare only at them (d) glance down, look up
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glancing down, then up (b) reading with head down (c) staring at the ceiling (d) eyes on the floor
9. 9.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) including the back row (b) eyes on the floor (c) reading with head down (d) staring at the ceiling
10. 10.True or false: “reading with head down” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🙂 Which expression suits reaching the twist in your story? (a) a warm smile (b) a surprised look (c) a serious face
12. 12.True or false: welcoming new students to the school suits a warm smile. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “glancing down, then up” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “staring at the slides” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking at each section? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
16. 16.True or false: explaining why plastic harms sea animals suits a serious face. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: revealing an answer nobody expected suits a surprised look. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: reaching the twist in your story suits a warm smile. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🙂 Which expression suits revealing an answer nobody expected? (a) a warm smile (b) a serious face (c) a surprised look
20. 20.👀 Good or poor eye contact: staring at the slides? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
21. 21.😊 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
22. 22.True or false: thanking the chief guest suits a serious face. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.👀 Good or poor eye contact: meeting a few eyes? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the slides (b) watching one friend only (c) staring at the ceiling (d) including the back row
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glancing down, then up (b) looking out the window (c) meeting a few eyes (d) looking around the room
26. 26.True or false: explaining why plastic harms sea animals suits a warm smile. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) including the back row (b) meeting a few eyes (c) looking around the room (d) watching one friend only
28. 28.🙂 Which expression suits giving the rules of an exam hall? (a) a surprised look (b) a serious face (c) a warm smile
29. 29.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) looking out the window (b) reading with head down (c) staring at the slides (d) looking at each section
30. 30.🙂 Which expression suits greeting the audience at the start? (a) a warm smile (b) a serious face (c) a surprised look
31. 31.True or false: “looking around the room” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: talking about families who lost their homes in a flood suits a warm smile. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.👀 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
34. 34.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) watching one friend only (b) reading with head down (c) staring at the ceiling (d) meeting a few eyes
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching one friend only (b) a few seconds per person (c) staring at the slides (d) staring at the ceiling
36. 36.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) reading with head down (b) looking around the room (c) staring at the ceiling (d) staring at the slides
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking around the room (b) meeting a few eyes (c) eyes on the floor (d) glancing down, then up
38. 38.👀 Good or poor eye contact: glancing down, then up? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
39. 39.🙂 Which expression suits sharing an amazing fact you just learned? (a) a surprised look (b) a serious face (c) a warm smile
40. 40.🙂 Which expression suits thanking the chief guest? (a) a warm smile (b) a serious face (c) a surprised look

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