Public Speaking Worksheet: Eye Contact and Expressions

Public speaking lesson 5: Eye contact and facial expressions · Set 519 · 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: a few seconds per person? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
2. 2.True or false: “meeting a few eyes” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🙂 Which expression suits thanking the chief guest? (a) a surprised look (b) a warm smile (c) a serious face
4. 4.🙂 Which expression suits reaching the twist in your story? (a) a serious face (b) a warm smile (c) a surprised look
5. 5.🙂 Which expression suits welcoming new students to the school? (a) a surprised look (b) a serious face (c) a warm smile
6. 6.👀 About how long should you look at one person before moving on? (a) a few minutes (b) a few seconds (c) the whole speech (d) not at all
7. 7.True or false: “glancing down, then up” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the slides (b) staring at the ceiling (c) looking at each section (d) eyes on the floor
9. 9.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) staring at the slides (b) watching one friend only (c) staring at the ceiling (d) meeting a few eyes
10. 10.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) looking around the room (c) watching one friend only (d) eyes on the floor
11. 11.True or false: “watching one friend only” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: explaining why plastic harms sea animals suits a warm smile. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “glancing down, then up” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🙂 Which expression suits greeting the audience at the start? (a) a surprised look (b) a warm smile (c) a serious face
15. 15.True or false: welcoming new students to the school suits a surprised look. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) looking at each section (b) eyes on the floor (c) looking around the room (d) glancing down, then up
17. 17.True or false: “reading with head down” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) reading with head down (c) meeting a few eyes (d) watching one friend only
19. 19.👀 Good or poor eye contact: glancing down, then up? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
20. 20.🙂 Which expression suits telling a happy holiday memory? (a) a serious face (b) a warm smile (c) a surprised look
21. 21.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) staring at the slides (b) looking at each section (c) reading with head down (d) looking out the window
22. 22.True or false: telling a happy holiday memory suits a warm smile. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: sharing an amazing fact you just learned suits a serious face. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: talking about families who lost their homes in a flood suits a warm smile. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.👀 Good or poor eye contact: watching one friend only? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking at each section (b) meeting a few eyes (c) a few seconds per person (d) staring at the ceiling
28. 28.True or false: thanking the chief guest suits a serious face. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.👀 In a big hall, how can you make eye contact with everyone? (a) close your eyes (b) look at the floor (c) look at one person (d) look at each section
30. 30.True or false: “looking at each section” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) a few seconds per person (b) staring at the ceiling (c) staring at the slides (d) looking out the window
32. 32.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking out the window? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
33. 33.📝 You have notes. How should you use them? (a) stare only at them (b) glance down, look up (c) hold them over your face (d) read with head down
34. 34.True or false: “reading with head down” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🙂 Which expression suits giving the rules of an exam hall? (a) a serious face (b) a surprised look (c) a warm smile
36. 36.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking at each section? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
37. 37.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) looking around the room (b) a few seconds per person (c) staring at the slides (d) including the back row
38. 38.👀 Good or poor eye contact: eyes on the floor? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
39. 39.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) eyes on the floor (b) looking out the window (c) including the back row (d) staring at the slides
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) including the back row (b) looking at each section (c) a few seconds per person (d) eyes on the floor

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