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: reading with head down? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
- 2.👀 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
- 3.👀 Good or poor eye contact: staring at the ceiling? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
- 4.🙂 Which expression suits revealing an answer nobody expected? (a) a serious face (b) a surprised look (c) a warm smile
- 5.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) staring at the slides (b) watching one friend only (c) looking out the window (d) looking around the room
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading with head down (b) looking at each section (c) looking around the room (d) a few seconds per person
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the slides (b) eyes on the floor (c) looking around the room (d) staring at the ceiling
- 8.🙂 Which expression suits welcoming new students to the school? (a) a serious face (b) a warm smile (c) a surprised look
- 9.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) looking at each section (c) watching one friend only (d) reading with head down
- 10.True or false: revealing an answer nobody expected suits a warm smile. (a) False (b) True
- 11.👀 Good or poor eye contact: a few seconds per person? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
- 12.True or false: “meeting a few eyes” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
- 13.👀 Good or poor eye contact: meeting a few eyes? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching one friend only (b) reading with head down (c) staring at the slides (d) a few seconds per person
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading with head down (b) eyes on the floor (c) staring at the ceiling (d) looking at each section
- 16.True or false: “meeting a few eyes” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glancing down, then up (b) meeting a few eyes (c) staring at the ceiling (d) including the back row
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a few seconds per person (b) watching one friend only (c) looking at each section (d) looking around the room
- 19.True or false: “staring at the slides” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
- 20.🐶 Your story ends with a lost puppy found safe. Which face fits? (a) a big smile (b) a bored yawn (c) a blank stare (d) an angry frown
- 21.True or false: “looking around the room” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
- 22.📝 You have notes. How should you use them? (a) glance down, look up (b) stare only at them (c) read with head down (d) hold them over your face
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the slides (b) watching one friend only (c) looking out the window (d) meeting a few eyes
- 24.True or false: greeting the audience at the start suits a warm smile. (a) False (b) True
- 25.😊 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
- 26.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
- 27.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) looking around the room (b) glancing down, then up (c) meeting a few eyes (d) staring at the ceiling
- 28.🙂 Which expression suits giving the rules of an exam hall? (a) a serious face (b) a warm smile (c) a surprised look
- 29.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) eyes on the floor (b) a few seconds per person (c) staring at the ceiling (d) staring at the slides
- 30.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) reading with head down (b) watching one friend only (c) meeting a few eyes (d) looking out the window
- 31.👀 Good or poor eye contact: including the back row? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
- 32.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) glancing down, then up (b) meeting a few eyes (c) eyes on the floor (d) looking around the room
- 33.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking out the window? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
- 34.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) eyes on the floor (c) looking out the window (d) including the back row
- 35.True or false: “watching one friend only” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
- 36.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
- 37.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) glancing down, then up (b) looking at each section (c) a few seconds per person (d) reading with head down
- 38.True or false: “looking at each section” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
- 39.👀 Good or poor eye contact: glancing down, then up? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
- 40.👀 Good or poor eye contact: eyes on the floor? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
Answer key
- poor eye contact
- look at each section
- poor eye contact
- a surprised look
- looking around the room
- reading with head down
- looking around the room
- a warm smile
- looking at each section
- False
- good eye contact
- True
- good eye contact
- a few seconds per person
- looking at each section
- False
- staring at the ceiling
- watching one friend only
- False
- a big smile
- True
- glance down, look up
- meeting a few eyes
- True
- you are friendly
- False
- staring at the ceiling
- a serious face
- a few seconds per person
- meeting a few eyes
- good eye contact
- eyes on the floor
- poor eye contact
- including the back row
- False
- True
- reading with head down
- False
- good eye contact
- poor eye contact
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