Public Speaking Worksheet: Eye Contact and Expressions

Public speaking lesson 5: Eye contact and facial expressions · Set 464 · 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.👀 About how long should you look at one person before moving on? (a) a few seconds (b) not at all (c) a few minutes (d) the whole speech
2. 2.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) glancing down, then up (b) a few seconds per person (c) meeting a few eyes (d) reading with head down
3. 3.True or false: “looking out the window” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “meeting a few eyes” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: revealing an answer nobody expected suits a serious face. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.👀 Good or poor eye contact: watching one friend only? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
7. 7.🐶 Your story ends with a lost puppy found safe. Which face fits? (a) an angry frown (b) a big smile (c) a blank stare (d) a bored yawn
8. 8.True or false: thanking the chief guest suits a warm smile. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking around the room (b) looking out the window (c) staring at the slides (d) reading with head down
10. 10.😊 What does a smile at the start tell the audience? (a) you are bored (b) you want to leave (c) you are friendly (d) you are angry
11. 11.👀 Good or poor eye contact: reading with head down? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
12. 12.👀 In a big hall, how can you make eye contact with everyone? (a) close your eyes (b) look at each section (c) look at the floor (d) look at one person
13. 13.True or false: “glancing down, then up” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) glancing down, then up (b) reading with head down (c) watching one friend only (d) looking out the window
15. 15.True or false: “looking out the window” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) meeting a few eyes (b) staring at the slides (c) including the back row (d) glancing down, then up
17. 17.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) watching one friend only (b) including the back row (c) a few seconds per person (d) looking around the room
18. 18.📝 You have notes. How should you use them? (a) stare only at them (b) hold them over your face (c) read with head down (d) glance down, look up
19. 19.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking around the room? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
20. 20.True or false: talking about families who lost their homes in a flood suits a warm smile. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.👀 Good or poor eye contact: glancing down, then up? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
22. 22.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🙂 Which expression suits thanking the chief guest? (a) a warm smile (b) a serious face (c) a surprised look
24. 24.🙂 Which expression suits reaching the twist in your story? (a) a serious face (b) a surprised look (c) a warm smile
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) including the back row (b) eyes on the floor (c) looking at each section (d) looking around the room
26. 26.True or false: sharing an amazing fact you just learned suits a serious face. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) staring at the slides (b) staring at the ceiling (c) looking out the window (d) a few seconds per person
28. 28.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) eyes on the floor (b) looking at each section (c) staring at the slides (d) watching one friend only
29. 29.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) including the back row (c) looking around the room (d) meeting a few eyes
30. 30.True or false: thanking the chief guest suits a serious face. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “looking at each section” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) watching one friend only (b) staring at the ceiling (c) meeting a few eyes (d) reading with head down
33. 33.True or false: welcoming new students to the school suits a warm smile. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking at each section? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
35. 35.True or false: greeting the audience at the start suits a surprised look. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: sharing an amazing fact you just learned suits a surprised look. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: talking about road safety and accidents suits a surprised look. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “looking around the room” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eyes on the floor (b) looking out the window (c) meeting a few eyes (d) staring at the ceiling
40. 40.True or false: talking about road safety and accidents suits a warm smile. (a) False (b) True

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