Public Speaking Worksheet: Eye Contact and Expressions

Public speaking lesson 5: Eye contact and facial expressions · Set 404 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the slides (b) looking out the window (c) meeting a few eyes (d) staring at the ceiling
2. 2.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) meeting a few eyes (b) staring at the slides (c) looking around the room (d) looking at each section
3. 3.True or false: “reading with head down” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “reading with head down” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) watching one friend only (c) eyes on the floor (d) including the back row
6. 6.👀 Good or poor eye contact: watching one friend only? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
7. 7.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) meeting a few eyes (b) looking out the window (c) including the back row (d) a few seconds per person
8. 8.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) watching one friend only (b) meeting a few eyes (c) reading with head down (d) looking out the window
9. 9.🙂 Which expression suits revealing an answer nobody expected? (a) a warm smile (b) a surprised look (c) a serious face
10. 10.True or false: “eyes on the floor” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) looking at each section (b) meeting a few eyes (c) staring at the ceiling (d) a few seconds per person
12. 12.👀 Good or poor eye contact: staring at the ceiling? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
13. 13.👀 Good or poor eye contact: reading with head down? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
14. 14.🙂 Which expression suits explaining why plastic harms sea animals? (a) a surprised look (b) a warm smile (c) a serious face
15. 15.True or false: “looking out the window” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🙂 Which expression suits giving the rules of an exam hall? (a) a warm smile (b) a surprised look (c) a serious face
17. 17.True or false: reaching the twist in your story suits a warm smile. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meeting a few eyes (b) staring at the ceiling (c) glancing down, then up (d) including the back row
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) including the back row (b) meeting a few eyes (c) staring at the slides (d) looking around the room
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eyes on the floor (b) looking around the room (c) watching one friend only (d) staring at the ceiling
21. 21.🙂 Which expression suits telling a happy holiday memory? (a) a surprised look (b) a serious face (c) a warm smile
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking at each section (b) eyes on the floor (c) staring at the ceiling (d) reading with head down
23. 23.👀 Good or poor eye contact: a few seconds per person? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking out the window (b) a few seconds per person (c) staring at the ceiling (d) watching one friend only
25. 25.🙂 Which expression suits sharing an amazing fact you just learned? (a) a serious face (b) a warm smile (c) a surprised look
26. 26.😊 What does a smile at the start tell the audience? (a) you are friendly (b) you are bored (c) you are angry (d) you want to leave
27. 27.👀 Good or poor eye contact: staring at the slides? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
28. 28.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: welcoming new students to the school suits a surprised look. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking out the window? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
31. 31.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) looking out the window (b) reading with head down (c) a few seconds per person (d) staring at the slides
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.🙂 Which expression suits greeting the audience at the start? (a) a surprised look (b) a serious face (c) a warm smile
34. 34.👀 Good or poor eye contact: meeting a few eyes? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
35. 35.True or false: “including the back row” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking around the room? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
37. 37.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) looking out the window (b) staring at the slides (c) looking at each section (d) reading with head down
38. 38.🙂 Which expression suits thanking the chief guest? (a) a serious face (b) a surprised look (c) a warm smile
39. 39.👀 Good or poor eye contact: eyes on the floor? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
40. 40.True or false: telling a happy holiday memory suits a warm smile. (a) False (b) True

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