Public Speaking Worksheet: Eye Contact and Expressions

Public speaking lesson 5: Eye contact and facial expressions · Set 384 · 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: staring at the slides? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
2. 2.🙂 Which expression suits talking about road safety and accidents? (a) a serious face (b) a warm smile (c) a surprised look
3. 3.True or false: reaching the twist in your story suits a surprised look. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: talking about road safety and accidents suits a warm smile. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) eyes on the floor (b) looking around the room (c) watching one friend only (d) staring at the ceiling
6. 6.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) looking at each section (b) reading with head down (c) looking around the room (d) a few seconds per person
7. 7.True or false: “eyes on the floor” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.👀 Good or poor eye contact: meeting a few eyes? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
9. 9.True or false: greeting the audience at the start suits a surprised look. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.😊 What does a smile at the start tell the audience? (a) you want to leave (b) you are bored (c) you are friendly (d) you are angry
11. 11.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) a few seconds per person (b) looking around the room (c) meeting a few eyes (d) staring at the ceiling
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading with head down (b) looking at each section (c) watching one friend only (d) eyes on the floor
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meeting a few eyes (b) staring at the slides (c) including the back row (d) a few seconds per person
14. 14.🐶 Your story ends with a lost puppy found safe. Which face fits? (a) a blank stare (b) a big smile (c) an angry frown (d) a bored yawn
15. 15.True or false: welcoming new students to the school suits a serious face. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading with head down (b) glancing down, then up (c) staring at the slides (d) watching one friend only
17. 17.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) reading with head down (b) staring at the ceiling (c) eyes on the floor (d) meeting a few eyes
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading with head down (b) a few seconds per person (c) looking at each section (d) glancing down, then up
19. 19.True or false: talking about families who lost their homes in a flood suits a serious face. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.👀 Good or poor eye contact: reading with head down? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
21. 21.True or false: greeting the audience at the start suits a serious face. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🙂 Which expression suits revealing an answer nobody expected? (a) a surprised look (b) a warm smile (c) a serious face
23. 23.True or false: thanking the chief guest suits a warm smile. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking out the window? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
25. 25.True or false: “looking at each section” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “a few seconds per person” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) including the back row (b) staring at the ceiling (c) looking out the window (d) eyes on the floor
28. 28.🙂 Which expression suits greeting the audience at the start? (a) a surprised look (b) a warm smile (c) a serious face
29. 29.True or false: thanking the chief guest suits a serious face. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) including the back row (b) meeting a few eyes (c) watching one friend only (d) a few seconds per person
31. 31.👀 Good or poor eye contact: glancing down, then up? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
32. 32.True or false: “glancing down, then up” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.👀 Good or poor eye contact: a few seconds per person? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
34. 34.True or false: “looking out the window” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📝 You have notes. How should you use them? (a) hold them over your face (b) stare only at them (c) glance down, look up (d) read with head down
36. 36.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) looking out the window (b) glancing down, then up (c) reading with head down (d) staring at the slides
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) reading with head down (c) staring at the slides (d) including the back row
38. 38.True or false: “including the back row” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “looking out the window” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) eyes on the floor (b) including the back row (c) a few seconds per person (d) glancing down, then up

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