Public Speaking Worksheet: Eye Contact and Expressions
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.
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- 1.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) looking around the room (b) staring at the ceiling (c) a few seconds per person (d) meeting a few eyes
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eyes on the floor (b) a few seconds per person (c) staring at the ceiling (d) looking out the window
- 3.👀 In a big hall, how can you make eye contact with everyone? (a) look at one person (b) close your eyes (c) look at each section (d) look at the floor
- 4.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) eyes on the floor (b) staring at the slides (c) staring at the ceiling (d) meeting a few eyes
- 5.True or false: “watching one friend only” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
- 6.🙂 Which expression suits welcoming new students to the school? (a) a surprised look (b) a warm smile (c) a serious face
- 7.👀 Good or poor eye contact: watching one friend only? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
- 8.True or false: “meeting a few eyes” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
- 9.👀 Good or poor eye contact: eyes on the floor? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
- 10.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) glancing down, then up (b) staring at the ceiling (c) staring at the slides (d) reading with head down
- 11.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) looking at each section (b) a few seconds per person (c) glancing down, then up (d) watching one friend only
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) watching one friend only (c) staring at the slides (d) looking around the room
- 13.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) looking out the window (b) including the back row (c) watching one friend only (d) staring at the ceiling
- 14.True or false: “eyes on the floor” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
- 15.👀 Good or poor eye contact: meeting a few eyes? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
- 16.True or false: thanking the chief guest suits a warm smile. (a) True (b) False
- 17.True or false: “looking at each section” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
- 18.👀 Good or poor eye contact: including the back row? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
- 19.True or false: thanking the chief guest suits a surprised look. (a) False (b) True
- 20.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) glancing down, then up (b) meeting a few eyes (c) looking at each section (d) eyes on the floor
- 21.🙂 Which expression suits talking about families who lost their homes in a flood? (a) a serious face (b) a warm smile (c) a surprised look
- 22.True or false: “watching one friend only” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
- 23.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) looking around the room (b) a few seconds per person (c) staring at the slides (d) meeting a few eyes
- 24.True or false: “looking around the room” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
- 25.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
- 26.👀 About how long should you look at one person before moving on? (a) not at all (b) the whole speech (c) a few minutes (d) a few seconds
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching one friend only (b) including the back row (c) eyes on the floor (d) staring at the slides
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glancing down, then up (b) meeting a few eyes (c) including the back row (d) watching one friend only
- 29.True or false: giving the rules of an exam hall suits a serious face. (a) False (b) True
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) including the back row (b) a few seconds per person (c) staring at the slides (d) meeting a few eyes
- 31.🙂 Which expression suits sharing an amazing fact you just learned? (a) a surprised look (b) a warm smile (c) a serious face
- 32.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) looking at each section (b) reading with head down (c) staring at the ceiling (d) looking out the window
- 33.True or false: “glancing down, then up” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
- 34.👀 Good or poor eye contact: glancing down, then up? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
- 35.😊 What does a smile at the start tell the audience? (a) you want to leave (b) you are bored (c) you are angry (d) you are friendly
- 36.True or false: “staring at the slides” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
- 37.👀 Good or poor eye contact: reading with head down? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
- 38.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) looking at each section (b) looking out the window (c) meeting a few eyes (d) glancing down, then up
- 39.True or false: “looking at each section” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
- 40.📝 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
Answer key
- staring at the ceiling
- a few seconds per person
- look at each section
- meeting a few eyes
- True
- a warm smile
- poor eye contact
- False
- poor eye contact
- glancing down, then up
- watching one friend only
- looking around the room
- including the back row
- True
- good eye contact
- True
- False
- good eye contact
- False
- eyes on the floor
- a serious face
- False
- staring at the slides
- True
- False
- a few seconds
- including the back row
- watching one friend only
- True
- staring at the slides
- a surprised look
- looking at each section
- False
- good eye contact
- you are friendly
- False
- poor eye contact
- looking out the window
- True
- glance down, look up
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