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 good eye contact? (a) reading with head down (b) eyes on the floor (c) including the back row (d) watching one friend only
- 2.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
- 3.👀 Good or poor eye contact: eyes on the floor? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
- 4.True or false: explaining why plastic harms sea animals suits a warm smile. (a) True (b) False
- 5.True or false: “reading with head down” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
- 6.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) eyes on the floor (b) meeting a few eyes (c) staring at the ceiling (d) staring at the slides
- 7.True or false: telling a happy holiday memory suits a warm smile. (a) True (b) False
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glancing down, then up (b) staring at the slides (c) looking at each section (d) including the back row
- 9.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) looking at each section (b) glancing down, then up (c) staring at the slides (d) meeting a few eyes
- 10.True or false: talking about families who lost their homes in a flood suits a warm smile. (a) True (b) False
- 11.True or false: revealing an answer nobody expected suits a serious face. (a) True (b) False
- 12.True or false: thanking the chief guest suits a serious face. (a) True (b) False
- 13.True or false: greeting the audience at the start suits a warm smile. (a) True (b) False
- 14.True or false: telling a happy holiday memory suits a serious face. (a) True (b) False
- 15.🙂 Which expression suits reaching the twist in your story? (a) a warm smile (b) a surprised look (c) a serious face
- 16.🐶 Your story ends with a lost puppy found safe. Which face fits? (a) a big smile (b) an angry frown (c) a bored yawn (d) a blank stare
- 17.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) a few seconds per person (b) eyes on the floor (c) looking out the window (d) staring at the ceiling
- 18.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) looking at each section (c) eyes on the floor (d) looking out the window
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking out the window (b) looking at each section (c) staring at the slides (d) reading with head down
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) including the back row (b) glancing down, then up (c) looking around the room (d) watching one friend only
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meeting a few eyes (b) a few seconds per person (c) looking around the room (d) staring at the ceiling
- 22.👀 Good or poor eye contact: reading with head down? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
- 23.👀 Good or poor eye contact: watching one friend only? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
- 24.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) looking out the window (b) eyes on the floor (c) glancing down, then up (d) staring at the ceiling
- 25.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) glancing down, then up (b) looking around the room (c) reading with head down (d) looking at each section
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) eyes on the floor (c) reading with head down (d) meeting a few eyes
- 27.True or false: giving the rules of an exam hall suits a surprised look. (a) False (b) True
- 28.👀 Good or poor eye contact: staring at the slides? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
- 29.👀 Good or poor eye contact: a few seconds per person? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) including the back row (b) looking at each section (c) looking out the window (d) a few seconds per person
- 31.👀 Good or poor eye contact: staring at the ceiling? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) including the back row (b) looking around the room (c) eyes on the floor (d) a few seconds per person
- 33.True or false: “watching one friend only” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
- 34.True or false: reaching the twist in your story suits a warm smile. (a) False (b) True
- 35.🙂 Which expression suits sharing an amazing fact you just learned? (a) a warm smile (b) a serious face (c) a surprised look
- 36.True or false: thanking the chief guest suits a surprised look. (a) False (b) True
- 37.👀 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
- 38.True or false: greeting the audience at the start suits a serious face. (a) False (b) True
- 39.👀 Good or poor eye contact: meeting a few eyes? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
- 40.True or false: “watching one friend only” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- including the back row
- False
- poor eye contact
- False
- False
- meeting a few eyes
- True
- staring at the slides
- staring at the slides
- False
- False
- False
- True
- False
- a surprised look
- a big smile
- a few seconds per person
- looking at each section
- looking at each section
- watching one friend only
- staring at the ceiling
- poor eye contact
- poor eye contact
- glancing down, then up
- reading with head down
- meeting a few eyes
- False
- poor eye contact
- good eye contact
- looking out the window
- poor eye contact
- eyes on the floor
- False
- False
- a surprised look
- False
- look at each section
- False
- good eye contact
- True
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