Public Speaking Worksheet: Eye Contact and Expressions

Public speaking lesson 5: Eye contact and facial expressions · Set 563 · 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.🙂 Which expression suits greeting the audience at the start? (a) a warm smile (b) a serious face (c) a surprised look
2. 2.True or false: thanking the chief guest suits a warm smile. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.👀 Good or poor eye contact: staring at the slides? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
4. 4.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) meeting a few eyes (b) eyes on the floor (c) looking at each section (d) a few seconds per person
5. 5.True or false: explaining why plastic harms sea animals suits a serious face. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.👀 About how long should you look at one person before moving on? (a) a few minutes (b) the whole speech (c) not at all (d) a few seconds
7. 7.True or false: “looking out the window” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “including the back row” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching one friend only (b) staring at the slides (c) including the back row (d) reading with head down
10. 10.👀 In a big hall, how can you make eye contact with everyone? (a) look at one person (b) close your eyes (c) look at the floor (d) look at each section
11. 11.True or false: welcoming new students to the school suits a warm smile. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “eyes on the floor” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching one friend only (b) staring at the slides (c) a few seconds per person (d) reading with head down
14. 14.👀 Good or poor eye contact: staring at the ceiling? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
15. 15.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking out the window? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
16. 16.👀 Good or poor eye contact: watching one friend only? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
17. 17.🐶 Your story ends with a lost puppy found safe. Which face fits? (a) a blank stare (b) a big smile (c) a bored yawn (d) an angry frown
18. 18.👀 Good or poor eye contact: eyes on the floor? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
19. 19.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) meeting a few eyes (b) staring at the slides (c) looking around the room (d) including the back row
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meeting a few eyes (b) including the back row (c) looking around the room (d) reading with head down
21. 21.👀 Good or poor eye contact: meeting a few eyes? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
22. 22.True or false: reaching the twist in your story suits a warm smile. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.📝 You have notes. How should you use them? (a) read with head down (b) stare only at them (c) hold them over your face (d) glance down, look up
24. 24.True or false: talking about families who lost their homes in a flood suits a serious face. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking around the room (b) meeting a few eyes (c) glancing down, then up (d) looking out the window
26. 26.True or false: “a few seconds per person” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🙂 Which expression suits revealing an answer nobody expected? (a) a warm smile (b) a surprised look (c) a serious face
28. 28.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) staring at the slides (b) reading with head down (c) looking around the room (d) watching one friend only
29. 29.True or false: telling a happy holiday memory suits a warm smile. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking at each section? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
31. 31.True or false: welcoming new students to the school suits a serious face. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) glancing down, then up (b) watching one friend only (c) including the back row (d) looking around the room
33. 33.True or false: “including the back row” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) meeting a few eyes (b) looking around the room (c) staring at the ceiling (d) a few seconds per person
35. 35.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) glancing down, then up (b) looking around the room (c) meeting a few eyes (d) reading with head down
36. 36.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) looking around the room (b) glancing down, then up (c) looking at each section (d) looking out the window
37. 37.True or false: telling a happy holiday memory suits a surprised look. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking around the room? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
39. 39.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) eyes on the floor (b) staring at the ceiling (c) glancing down, then up (d) staring at the slides
40. 40.😊 What does a smile at the start tell the audience? (a) you are bored (b) you want to leave (c) you are angry (d) you are friendly

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