Public Speaking Worksheet: Eye Contact and Expressions

Public speaking lesson 5: Eye contact and facial expressions · Set 52 · 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.True or false: “staring at the slides” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.👀 About how long should you look at one person before moving on? (a) not at all (b) a few minutes (c) a few seconds (d) the whole speech
3. 3.🙂 Which expression suits greeting the audience at the start? (a) a warm smile (b) a surprised look (c) a serious face
4. 4.True or false: “eyes on the floor” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.👀 Good or poor eye contact: eyes on the floor? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
6. 6.📝 You have notes. How should you use them? (a) glance down, look up (b) read with head down (c) stare only at them (d) hold them over your face
7. 7.🙂 Which expression suits sharing an amazing fact you just learned? (a) a surprised look (b) a warm smile (c) a serious face
8. 8.True or false: welcoming new students to the school suits a warm smile. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glancing down, then up (b) meeting a few eyes (c) a few seconds per person (d) watching one friend only
10. 10.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) reading with head down (b) eyes on the floor (c) a few seconds per person (d) staring at the ceiling
11. 11.👀 Good or poor eye contact: staring at the slides? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
12. 12.👀 Good or poor eye contact: glancing down, then up? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
13. 13.🙂 Which expression suits explaining why plastic harms sea animals? (a) a serious face (b) a surprised look (c) a warm smile
14. 14.👀 Good or poor eye contact: meeting a few eyes? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
15. 15.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking out the window? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
16. 16.True or false: talking about families who lost their homes in a flood suits a serious face. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading with head down (b) including the back row (c) watching one friend only (d) staring at the ceiling
18. 18.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) looking out the window (c) staring at the slides (d) looking around the room
19. 19.👀 Good or poor eye contact: reading with head down? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
20. 20.True or false: sharing an amazing fact you just learned suits a serious face. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🙂 Which expression suits telling a happy holiday memory? (a) a serious face (b) a warm smile (c) a surprised look
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking at each section (b) including the back row (c) meeting a few eyes (d) staring at the slides
23. 23.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) including the back row (b) a few seconds per person (c) glancing down, then up (d) staring at the ceiling
24. 24.🐶 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
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking around the room (b) looking at each section (c) staring at the ceiling (d) a few seconds per person
26. 26.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) reading with head down (b) including the back row (c) glancing down, then up (d) looking at each section
27. 27.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking around the room? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
28. 28.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) eyes on the floor (b) staring at the ceiling (c) looking out the window (d) meeting a few eyes
29. 29.True or false: explaining why plastic harms sea animals suits a serious face. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) looking around the room (c) staring at the slides (d) looking out the window
31. 31.True or false: reaching the twist in your story suits a surprised look. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: telling a happy holiday memory suits a surprised look. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: thanking the chief guest suits a warm smile. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “looking out the window” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “looking around the room” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: thanking the chief guest suits a surprised look. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: giving the rules of an exam hall suits a surprised look. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) including the back row (c) reading with head down (d) watching one friend only
39. 39.👀 Good or poor eye contact: watching one friend only? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
40. 40.🙂 Which expression suits giving the rules of an exam hall? (a) a warm smile (b) a serious face (c) a surprised look

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