Public Speaking Worksheet: Eye Contact and Expressions

Public speaking lesson 5: Eye contact and facial expressions · Set 368 · 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 poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “eyes on the floor” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.👀 Good or poor eye contact: eyes on the floor? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
4. 4.🐶 Your story ends with a lost puppy found safe. Which face fits? (a) a bored yawn (b) a blank stare (c) a big smile (d) an angry frown
5. 5.True or false: talking about families who lost their homes in a flood suits a serious face. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glancing down, then up (b) reading with head down (c) including the back row (d) a few seconds per person
7. 7.True or false: “glancing down, then up” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🙂 Which expression suits giving the rules of an exam hall? (a) a warm smile (b) a surprised look (c) a serious face
9. 9.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) meeting a few eyes (b) a few seconds per person (c) including the back row (d) eyes on the floor
10. 10.📝 You have notes. How should you use them? (a) glance down, look up (b) read with head down (c) hold them over your face (d) stare only at them
11. 11.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) staring at the slides (b) including the back row (c) meeting a few eyes (d) looking at each section
12. 12.True or false: “including the back row” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) including the back row (c) looking out the window (d) eyes on the floor
14. 14.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) glancing down, then up (b) staring at the ceiling (c) reading with head down (d) staring at the slides
15. 15.True or false: sharing an amazing fact you just learned suits a surprised look. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: thanking the chief guest suits a warm smile. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🙂 Which expression suits thanking the chief guest? (a) a warm smile (b) a surprised look (c) a serious face
18. 18.True or false: “looking at each section” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.👀 Good or poor eye contact: meeting a few eyes? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
20. 20.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) looking out the window (b) eyes on the floor (c) reading with head down (d) a few seconds per person
21. 21.👀 Good or poor eye contact: staring at the ceiling? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
22. 22.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking around the room? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking at each section (b) glancing down, then up (c) a few seconds per person (d) watching one friend only
24. 24.True or false: “a few seconds per person” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) including the back row (b) glancing down, then up (c) a few seconds per person (d) staring at the ceiling
26. 26.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) eyes on the floor (b) looking out the window (c) staring at the ceiling (d) looking around the room
27. 27.👀 In a big hall, how can you make eye contact with everyone? (a) look at one person (b) look at the floor (c) look at each section (d) close your eyes
28. 28.True or false: “watching one friend only” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🙂 Which expression suits telling a happy holiday memory? (a) a warm smile (b) a surprised look (c) a serious face
30. 30.👀 Good or poor eye contact: glancing down, then up? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
31. 31.True or false: “looking around the room” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: explaining why plastic harms sea animals suits a warm smile. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🙂 Which expression suits welcoming new students to the school? (a) a surprised look (b) a warm smile (c) a serious face
34. 34.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) a few seconds per person (b) including the back row (c) meeting a few eyes (d) looking out the window
35. 35.🙂 Which expression suits revealing an answer nobody expected? (a) a serious face (b) a warm smile (c) a surprised look
36. 36.🙂 Which expression suits talking about families who lost their homes in a flood? (a) a warm smile (b) a surprised look (c) a serious face
37. 37.👀 Good or poor eye contact: including the back row? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
38. 38.😊 What does a smile at the start tell the audience? (a) you want to leave (b) you are friendly (c) you are bored (d) you are angry
39. 39.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking out the window? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
40. 40.👀 About how long should you look at one person before moving on? (a) a few minutes (b) a few seconds (c) not at all (d) the whole speech

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