Public Speaking Worksheet: Eye Contact and Expressions

Public speaking lesson 5: Eye contact and facial expressions · Set 469 · 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: staring at the slides? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
2. 2.True or false: greeting the audience at the start suits a warm smile. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🐶 Your story ends with a lost puppy found safe. Which face fits? (a) a big smile (b) a blank stare (c) a bored yawn (d) an angry frown
4. 4.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) looking out the window (b) looking around the room (c) staring at the ceiling (d) reading with head down
5. 5.🙂 Which expression suits greeting the audience at the start? (a) a serious face (b) a warm smile (c) a surprised look
6. 6.👀 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
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meeting a few eyes (b) staring at the ceiling (c) looking around the room (d) glancing down, then up
8. 8.😊 What does a smile at the start tell the audience? (a) you want to leave (b) you are friendly (c) you are bored (d) you are angry
9. 9.True or false: thanking the chief guest suits a serious face. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🙂 Which expression suits reaching the twist in your story? (a) a warm smile (b) a surprised look (c) a serious face
11. 11.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking at each section? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
12. 12.True or false: “glancing down, then up” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) including the back row (b) glancing down, then up (c) meeting a few eyes (d) looking out the window
14. 14.True or false: welcoming new students to the school suits a serious face. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: sharing an amazing fact you just learned suits a warm smile. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “meeting a few eyes” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) a few seconds per person (b) staring at the slides (c) staring at the ceiling (d) eyes on the floor
18. 18.📝 You have notes. How should you use them? (a) read with head down (b) hold them over your face (c) glance down, look up (d) stare only at them
19. 19.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) glancing down, then up (b) staring at the ceiling (c) looking at each section (d) a few seconds per person
20. 20.🙂 Which expression suits explaining why plastic harms sea animals? (a) a surprised look (b) a serious face (c) a warm smile
21. 21.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) reading with head down (b) meeting a few eyes (c) staring at the slides (d) eyes on the floor
22. 22.True or false: “eyes on the floor” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.👀 In a big hall, how can you make eye contact with everyone? (a) look at one person (b) look at each section (c) look at the floor (d) close your eyes
24. 24.True or false: “watching one friend only” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “reading with head down” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: talking about road safety and accidents suits a warm smile. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching one friend only (b) looking out the window (c) staring at the slides (d) a few seconds per person
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking at each section (b) reading with head down (c) glancing down, then up (d) including the back row
29. 29.True or false: “looking out the window” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: sharing an amazing fact you just learned suits a serious face. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking around the room? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
32. 32.👀 Good or poor eye contact: meeting a few eyes? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking at each section (b) reading with head down (c) watching one friend only (d) looking out the window
34. 34.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) eyes on the floor (b) looking around the room (c) meeting a few eyes (d) a few seconds per person
35. 35.True or false: greeting the audience at the start suits a serious face. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking out the window (b) staring at the ceiling (c) watching one friend only (d) meeting a few eyes
37. 37.True or false: telling a happy holiday memory suits a surprised look. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.👀 Good or poor eye contact: watching one friend only? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
39. 39.👀 Good or poor eye contact: reading with head down? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
40. 40.True or false: talking about families who lost their homes in a flood suits a surprised look. (a) False (b) True

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