Public Speaking Worksheet: Eye Contact and Expressions

Public speaking lesson 5: Eye contact and facial expressions · Set 386 · 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: “including the back row” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.👀 Good or poor eye contact: eyes on the floor? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
3. 3.True or false: “looking at each section” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading with head down (b) glancing down, then up (c) staring at the slides (d) staring at the ceiling
5. 5.👀 Good or poor eye contact: watching one friend only? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
6. 6.🙂 Which expression suits welcoming new students to the school? (a) a warm smile (b) a serious face (c) a surprised look
7. 7.True or false: “eyes on the floor” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🙂 Which expression suits explaining why plastic harms sea animals? (a) a serious face (b) a surprised look (c) a warm smile
9. 9.😊 What does a smile at the start tell the audience? (a) you are angry (b) you are friendly (c) you want to leave (d) you are bored
10. 10.📝 You have notes. How should you use them? (a) read with head down (b) hold them over your face (c) glance down, look up (d) stare only at them
11. 11.True or false: greeting the audience at the start suits a warm smile. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) eyes on the floor (b) staring at the slides (c) meeting a few eyes (d) reading with head down
13. 13.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) a few seconds per person (b) eyes on the floor (c) looking around the room (d) including the back row
14. 14.True or false: “staring at the slides” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading with head down (b) staring at the ceiling (c) looking around the room (d) staring at the slides
16. 16.👀 Good or poor eye contact: staring at the ceiling? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
17. 17.🙂 Which expression suits thanking the chief guest? (a) a warm smile (b) a surprised look (c) a serious face
18. 18.🙂 Which expression suits sharing an amazing fact you just learned? (a) a serious face (b) a warm smile (c) a surprised look
19. 19.👀 Good or poor eye contact: a few seconds per person? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
20. 20.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) eyes on the floor (c) watching one friend only (d) looking around the room
21. 21.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) watching one friend only (b) looking out the window (c) including the back row (d) eyes on the floor
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glancing down, then up (b) meeting a few eyes (c) looking at each section (d) looking out the window
23. 23.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) reading with head down (c) eyes on the floor (d) looking at each section
24. 24.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking out the window? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
25. 25.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: telling a happy holiday memory suits a warm smile. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking around the room? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
28. 28.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) reading with head down (b) meeting a few eyes (c) glancing down, then up (d) looking at each section
29. 29.True or false: “meeting a few eyes” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the slides (b) staring at the ceiling (c) eyes on the floor (d) meeting a few eyes
31. 31.👀 Good or poor eye contact: staring at the slides? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
32. 32.🐶 Your story ends with a lost puppy found safe. Which face fits? (a) a big smile (b) an angry frown (c) a blank stare (d) a bored yawn
33. 33.True or false: “including the back row” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a few seconds per person (b) looking around the room (c) staring at the ceiling (d) glancing down, then up
35. 35.True or false: welcoming new students to the school suits a warm smile. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: revealing an answer nobody expected suits a serious face. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.👀 Good or poor eye contact: glancing down, then up? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
38. 38.👀 Good or poor eye contact: reading with head down? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
39. 39.True or false: welcoming new students to the school suits a serious face. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “glancing down, then up” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True

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