Public Speaking Worksheet: Eye Contact and Expressions

Public speaking lesson 5: Eye contact and facial expressions · Set 392 · 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: a few seconds per person? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
2. 2.🙂 Which expression suits revealing an answer nobody expected? (a) a serious face (b) a warm smile (c) a surprised look
3. 3.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) looking at each section (b) a few seconds per person (c) watching one friend only (d) glancing down, then up
4. 4.😊 What does a smile at the start tell the audience? (a) you are bored (b) you are friendly (c) you are angry (d) you want to leave
5. 5.🙂 Which expression suits talking about families who lost their homes in a flood? (a) a surprised look (b) a warm smile (c) a serious face
6. 6.True or false: “including the back row” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.📝 You have notes. How should you use them? (a) hold them over your face (b) glance down, look up (c) read with head down (d) stare only at them
8. 8.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking around the room? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
9. 9.True or false: telling a happy holiday memory suits a surprised look. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🙂 Which expression suits giving the rules of an exam hall? (a) a surprised look (b) a warm smile (c) a serious face
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meeting a few eyes (b) including the back row (c) glancing down, then up (d) reading with head down
12. 12.🐶 Your story ends with a lost puppy found safe. Which face fits? (a) a blank stare (b) a bored yawn (c) a big smile (d) an angry frown
13. 13.True or false: “looking around the room” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “meeting a few eyes” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the slides (b) a few seconds per person (c) eyes on the floor (d) reading with head down
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking at each section (b) meeting a few eyes (c) eyes on the floor (d) glancing down, then up
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) staring at the ceiling (b) including the back row (c) meeting a few eyes (d) a few seconds per person
19. 19.True or false: welcoming new students to the school suits a warm smile. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🙂 Which expression suits reaching the twist in your story? (a) a serious face (b) a warm smile (c) a surprised look
21. 21.👀 Good or poor eye contact: including the back row? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
22. 22.🙂 Which expression suits welcoming new students to the school? (a) a warm smile (b) a surprised look (c) a serious face
23. 23.🙂 Which expression suits telling a happy holiday memory? (a) a serious face (b) a surprised look (c) a warm smile
24. 24.True or false: “looking at each section” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: greeting the audience at the start suits a serious face. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) staring at the slides (b) staring at the ceiling (c) glancing down, then up (d) eyes on the floor
27. 27.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) a few seconds per person (c) watching one friend only (d) reading with head down
28. 28.True or false: “reading with head down” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.👀 In a big hall, how can you make eye contact with everyone? (a) look at one person (b) close your eyes (c) look at the floor (d) look at each section
30. 30.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking at each section? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
31. 31.True or false: “meeting a few eyes” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: talking about families who lost their homes in a flood suits a serious face. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “glancing down, then up” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “a few seconds per person” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.👀 Good or poor eye contact: staring at the ceiling? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
36. 36.👀 About how long should you look at one person before moving on? (a) not at all (b) a few seconds (c) the whole speech (d) a few minutes
37. 37.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) looking out the window (b) watching one friend only (c) looking at each section (d) staring at the ceiling
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eyes on the floor (b) including the back row (c) looking out the window (d) reading with head down
39. 39.👀 Good or poor eye contact: meeting a few eyes? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking out the window (b) staring at the slides (c) looking at each section (d) watching one friend only

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