Public Speaking Worksheet: Eye Contact and Expressions

Public speaking lesson 5: Eye contact and facial expressions · Set 422 · 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 expression suits thanking the chief guest? (a) a serious face (b) a warm smile (c) a surprised look
2. 2.👀 Good or poor eye contact: glancing down, then up? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
3. 3.True or false: greeting the audience at the start suits a warm smile. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “reading with head down” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) looking out the window (b) looking around the room (c) staring at the ceiling (d) eyes on the floor
6. 6.True or false: “eyes on the floor” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: reaching the twist in your story suits a warm smile. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🙂 Which expression suits reaching the twist in your story? (a) a surprised look (b) a warm smile (c) a serious face
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading with head down (b) a few seconds per person (c) glancing down, then up (d) looking around the room
10. 10.True or false: telling a happy holiday memory suits a warm smile. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) including the back row (b) meeting a few eyes (c) looking at each section (d) staring at the ceiling
12. 12.True or false: “looking at each section” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking around the room (b) staring at the slides (c) watching one friend only (d) eyes on the floor
14. 14.True or false: “watching one friend only” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading with head down (b) staring at the ceiling (c) staring at the slides (d) meeting a few eyes
16. 16.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) watching one friend only (b) meeting a few eyes (c) looking around the room (d) including the back row
17. 17.👀 Good or poor eye contact: staring at the ceiling? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
18. 18.🙂 Which expression suits explaining why plastic harms sea animals? (a) a warm smile (b) a surprised look (c) a serious face
19. 19.👀 Good or poor eye contact: staring at the slides? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
20. 20.True or false: explaining why plastic harms sea animals suits a serious face. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) eyes on the floor (b) watching one friend only (c) staring at the slides (d) a few seconds per person
22. 22.True or false: welcoming new students to the school suits a serious face. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking around the room? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
24. 24.🙂 Which expression suits telling a happy holiday memory? (a) a serious face (b) a warm smile (c) a surprised look
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eyes on the floor (b) a few seconds per person (c) glancing down, then up (d) looking at each section
26. 26.True or false: “staring at the slides” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meeting a few eyes (b) watching one friend only (c) looking around the room (d) looking at each section
28. 28.🙂 Which expression suits welcoming new students to the school? (a) a serious face (b) a surprised look (c) a warm smile
29. 29.🙂 Which expression suits talking about families who lost their homes in a flood? (a) a warm smile (b) a serious face (c) a surprised look
30. 30.True or false: greeting the audience at the start suits a surprised look. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📝 You have notes. How should you use them? (a) stare only at them (b) glance down, look up (c) read with head down (d) hold them over your face
32. 32.👀 About how long should you look at one person before moving on? (a) the whole speech (b) a few minutes (c) not at all (d) a few seconds
33. 33.True or false: revealing an answer nobody expected suits a serious face. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking at each section? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
35. 35.👀 In a big hall, how can you make eye contact with everyone? (a) look at the floor (b) look at one person (c) look at each section (d) close your eyes
36. 36.😊 What does a smile at the start tell the audience? (a) you are angry (b) you are bored (c) you want to leave (d) you are friendly
37. 37.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) reading with head down (b) eyes on the floor (c) looking at each section (d) looking out the window
38. 38.True or false: explaining why plastic harms sea animals suits a surprised look. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “looking out the window” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking out the window (b) including the back row (c) glancing down, then up (d) meeting a few eyes

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