Public Speaking Worksheet: Eye Contact and Expressions

Public speaking lesson 5: Eye contact and facial expressions · Set 428 · 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) looking around the room (b) meeting a few eyes (c) watching one friend only (d) looking at each section
2. 2.📝 You have notes. How should you use them? (a) glance down, look up (b) read with head down (c) hold them over your face (d) stare only at them
3. 3.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) meeting a few eyes (b) staring at the ceiling (c) including the back row (d) a few seconds per person
4. 4.True or false: sharing an amazing fact you just learned suits a surprised look. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🙂 Which expression suits telling a happy holiday memory? (a) a warm smile (b) a surprised look (c) a serious face
6. 6.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) staring at the slides (b) meeting a few eyes (c) looking around the room (d) glancing down, then up
7. 7.True or false: talking about road safety and accidents suits a warm smile. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.👀 Good or poor eye contact: watching one friend only? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
9. 9.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking at each section? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
10. 10.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) meeting a few eyes (b) staring at the slides (c) staring at the ceiling (d) watching one friend only
11. 11.True or false: “meeting a few eyes” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: greeting the audience at the start suits a serious face. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.👀 In a big hall, how can you make eye contact with everyone? (a) look at the floor (b) look at each section (c) look at one person (d) close your eyes
14. 14.True or false: “reading with head down” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.👀 About how long should you look at one person before moving on? (a) a few minutes (b) the whole speech (c) a few seconds (d) not at all
16. 16.👀 Good or poor eye contact: reading with head down? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
17. 17.😊 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
18. 18.🙂 Which expression suits revealing an answer nobody expected? (a) a surprised look (b) a serious face (c) a warm smile
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meeting a few eyes (b) reading with head down (c) looking around the room (d) a few seconds per person
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking at each section (b) staring at the ceiling (c) reading with head down (d) staring at the slides
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meeting a few eyes (b) eyes on the floor (c) looking around the room (d) a few seconds per person
22. 22.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) meeting a few eyes (b) looking around the room (c) looking out the window (d) looking at each section
23. 23.True or false: “looking at each section” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.👀 Good or poor eye contact: including the back row? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
25. 25.🐶 Your story ends with a lost puppy found safe. Which face fits? (a) a big smile (b) a bored yawn (c) a blank stare (d) an angry frown
26. 26.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) reading with head down (b) glancing down, then up (c) staring at the ceiling (d) looking out the window
27. 27.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking around the room? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) including the back row (b) glancing down, then up (c) looking at each section (d) staring at the ceiling
29. 29.👀 Good or poor eye contact: glancing down, then up? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
30. 30.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) a few seconds per person (b) looking around the room (c) eyes on the floor (d) meeting a few eyes
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching one friend only (b) staring at the slides (c) reading with head down (d) looking around the room
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) meeting a few eyes (c) eyes on the floor (d) watching one friend only
33. 33.True or false: welcoming new students to the school suits a warm smile. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: greeting the audience at the start suits a surprised look. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “looking out the window” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.👀 Good or poor eye contact: staring at the ceiling? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
38. 38.True or false: greeting the audience at the start suits a warm smile. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) watching one friend only (b) including the back row (c) reading with head down (d) looking out the window
40. 40.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) watching one friend only (c) looking at each section (d) looking out the window

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