Public Speaking Worksheet: Eye Contact and Expressions

Public speaking lesson 5: Eye contact and facial expressions · Set 515 · 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: watching one friend only? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) watching one friend only (c) meeting a few eyes (d) staring at the slides
3. 3.👀 Good or poor eye contact: glancing down, then up? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
4. 4.True or false: “glancing down, then up” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking around the room (b) staring at the ceiling (c) eyes on the floor (d) watching one friend only
6. 6.🙂 Which expression suits talking about road safety and accidents? (a) a warm smile (b) a serious face (c) a surprised look
7. 7.👀 About how long should you look at one person before moving on? (a) a few seconds (b) not at all (c) the whole speech (d) a few minutes
8. 8.👀 Good or poor eye contact: staring at the slides? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
9. 9.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking around the room? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
10. 10.True or false: greeting the audience at the start suits a warm smile. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “reading with head down” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “looking around the room” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “a few seconds per person” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.👀 Good or poor eye contact: meeting a few eyes? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
15. 15.🙂 Which expression suits thanking the chief guest? (a) a serious face (b) a surprised look (c) a warm smile
16. 16.🙂 Which expression suits revealing an answer nobody expected? (a) a surprised look (b) a serious face (c) a warm smile
17. 17.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) a few seconds per person (b) including the back row (c) looking around the room (d) staring at the ceiling
18. 18.🙂 Which expression suits explaining why plastic harms sea animals? (a) a surprised look (b) a warm smile (c) a serious face
19. 19.👀 Good or poor eye contact: reading with head down? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
20. 20.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking around the room (b) a few seconds per person (c) watching one friend only (d) glancing down, then up
22. 22.True or false: “meeting a few eyes” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) including the back row (b) a few seconds per person (c) reading with head down (d) looking around the room
24. 24.🙂 Which expression suits sharing an amazing fact you just learned? (a) a surprised look (b) a warm smile (c) a serious face
25. 25.True or false: welcoming new students to the school suits a serious face. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) glancing down, then up (b) staring at the ceiling (c) reading with head down (d) watching one friend only
27. 27.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) looking out the window (b) eyes on the floor (c) including the back row (d) staring at the ceiling
28. 28.👀 Good or poor eye contact: staring at the ceiling? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
29. 29.🙂 Which expression suits telling a happy holiday memory? (a) a surprised look (b) a serious face (c) a warm smile
30. 30.🙂 Which expression suits talking about families who lost their homes in a flood? (a) a surprised look (b) a warm smile (c) a serious face
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meeting a few eyes (b) including the back row (c) a few seconds per person (d) staring at the ceiling
32. 32.👀 Good or poor eye contact: a few seconds per person? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
33. 33.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) watching one friend only (b) looking around the room (c) staring at the slides (d) eyes on the floor
34. 34.True or false: thanking the chief guest suits a surprised look. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🐶 Your story ends with a lost puppy found safe. Which face fits? (a) a bored yawn (b) a blank stare (c) an angry frown (d) a big smile
36. 36.True or false: reaching the twist in your story suits a surprised look. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🙂 Which expression suits reaching the twist in your story? (a) a warm smile (b) a surprised look (c) a serious face
38. 38.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) watching one friend only (b) looking at each section (c) glancing down, then up (d) meeting a few eyes
39. 39.True or false: “eyes on the floor” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.😊 What does a smile at the start tell the audience? (a) you are bored (b) you are angry (c) you want to leave (d) you are friendly

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