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.👀 Good or poor eye contact: glancing down, then up? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
- 2.🙂 Which expression suits reaching the twist in your story? (a) a surprised look (b) a warm smile (c) a serious face
- 3.👀 Good or poor eye contact: reading with head down? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
- 4.👀 Good or poor eye contact: a few seconds per person? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
- 5.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) eyes on the floor (b) watching one friend only (c) staring at the ceiling (d) meeting a few eyes
- 6.😊 What does a smile at the start tell the audience? (a) you are bored (b) you are friendly (c) you are angry (d) you want to leave
- 7.📝 You have notes. How should you use them? (a) glance down, look up (b) hold them over your face (c) stare only at them (d) read with head down
- 8.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking out the window? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) including the back row (b) staring at the ceiling (c) watching one friend only (d) eyes on the floor
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meeting a few eyes (b) looking at each section (c) glancing down, then up (d) staring at the slides
- 11.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking around the room? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
- 12.👀 Good or poor eye contact: staring at the slides? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
- 13.True or false: “looking at each section” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
- 14.🙂 Which expression suits talking about families who lost their homes in a flood? (a) a warm smile (b) a serious face (c) a surprised look
- 15.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) glancing down, then up (b) including the back row (c) looking around the room (d) reading with head down
- 16.🙂 Which expression suits sharing an amazing fact you just learned? (a) a serious face (b) a warm smile (c) a surprised look
- 17.🙂 Which expression suits thanking the chief guest? (a) a serious face (b) a warm smile (c) a surprised look
- 18.🙂 Which expression suits talking about road safety and accidents? (a) a serious face (b) a surprised look (c) a warm smile
- 19.True or false: “reading with head down” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
- 20.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) staring at the slides (b) eyes on the floor (c) staring at the ceiling (d) looking around the room
- 21.👀 Good or poor eye contact: watching one friend only? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
- 22.True or false: “staring at the slides” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
- 23.True or false: “eyes on the floor” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
- 24.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) reading with head down (b) including the back row (c) staring at the slides (d) staring at the ceiling
- 25.True or false: welcoming new students to the school suits a surprised look. (a) True (b) False
- 26.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) looking out the window (b) looking around the room (c) a few seconds per person (d) glancing down, then up
- 27.True or false: talking about families who lost their homes in a flood suits a warm smile. (a) False (b) True
- 28.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) reading with head down (b) watching one friend only (c) eyes on the floor (d) glancing down, then up
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading with head down (b) looking at each section (c) eyes on the floor (d) staring at the slides
- 30.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) looking around the room (c) including the back row (d) glancing down, then up
- 31.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) looking around the room (b) a few seconds per person (c) watching one friend only (d) looking at each section
- 32.👀 Good or poor eye contact: including the back row? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking around the room (b) looking at each section (c) staring at the ceiling (d) including the back row
- 34.True or false: sharing an amazing fact you just learned suits a serious face. (a) True (b) False
- 35.True or false: welcoming new students to the school suits a serious face. (a) False (b) True
- 36.True or false: “meeting a few eyes” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the slides (b) meeting a few eyes (c) reading with head down (d) eyes on the floor
- 38.🐶 Your story ends with a lost puppy found safe. Which face fits? (a) a bored yawn (b) a big smile (c) a blank stare (d) an angry frown
- 39.True or false: “glancing down, then up” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
- 40.👀 In a big hall, how can you make eye contact with everyone? (a) look at each section (b) close your eyes (c) look at the floor (d) look at one person
Answer key
- good eye contact
- a surprised look
- poor eye contact
- good eye contact
- meeting a few eyes
- you are friendly
- glance down, look up
- poor eye contact
- including the back row
- staring at the slides
- good eye contact
- poor eye contact
- False
- a serious face
- reading with head down
- a surprised look
- a warm smile
- a serious face
- False
- looking around the room
- poor eye contact
- False
- False
- including the back row
- False
- looking out the window
- False
- glancing down, then up
- looking at each section
- staring at the ceiling
- watching one friend only
- good eye contact
- staring at the ceiling
- False
- False
- False
- meeting a few eyes
- a big smile
- True
- look at each section
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