Public Speaking Worksheet: Eye Contact and Expressions

Public speaking lesson 5: Eye contact and facial expressions · Set 577 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) meeting a few eyes (b) glancing down, then up (c) staring at the ceiling (d) a few seconds per person
2. 2.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) a few seconds per person (b) looking at each section (c) meeting a few eyes (d) eyes on the floor
3. 3.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) eyes on the floor (b) staring at the ceiling (c) watching one friend only (d) looking around the room
4. 4.🙂 Which expression suits sharing an amazing fact you just learned? (a) a serious face (b) a warm smile (c) a surprised look
5. 5.True or false: explaining why plastic harms sea animals suits a serious face. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.👀 In a big hall, how can you make eye contact with everyone? (a) look at one person (b) look at the floor (c) close your eyes (d) look at each section
7. 7.🐶 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
8. 8.👀 Good or poor eye contact: eyes on the floor? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking around the room (b) including the back row (c) watching one friend only (d) glancing down, then up
10. 10.True or false: talking about families who lost their homes in a flood suits a serious face. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) including the back row (b) reading with head down (c) looking at each section (d) glancing down, then up
12. 12.👀 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
13. 13.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) looking out the window (b) staring at the ceiling (c) eyes on the floor (d) a few seconds per person
14. 14.True or false: reaching the twist in your story suits a surprised look. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.👀 Good or poor eye contact: including the back row? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
16. 16.True or false: “looking at each section” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) glancing down, then up (b) staring at the ceiling (c) looking around the room (d) meeting a few eyes
18. 18.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) eyes on the floor (b) staring at the ceiling (c) reading with head down (d) including the back row
19. 19.True or false: welcoming new students to the school suits a warm smile. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) looking out the window (b) staring at the slides (c) meeting a few eyes (d) staring at the ceiling
21. 21.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) reading with head down (c) looking out the window (d) glancing down, then up
22. 22.True or false: greeting the audience at the start suits a warm smile. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.👀 Good or poor eye contact: a few seconds per person? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a few seconds per person (b) glancing down, then up (c) looking at each section (d) staring at the slides
25. 25.True or false: talking about road safety and accidents suits a serious face. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “glancing down, then up” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: giving the rules of an exam hall suits a warm smile. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking at each section? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
29. 29.True or false: reaching the twist in your story suits a serious face. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “eyes on the floor” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: talking about families who lost their homes in a flood suits a warm smile. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “staring at the slides” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) watching one friend only (b) eyes on the floor (c) staring at the ceiling (d) looking at each section
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking around the room (b) watching one friend only (c) reading with head down (d) looking out the window
35. 35.🙂 Which expression suits revealing an answer nobody expected? (a) a surprised look (b) a warm smile (c) a serious face
36. 36.🙂 Which expression suits greeting the audience at the start? (a) a warm smile (b) a surprised look (c) a serious face
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) including the back row (b) glancing down, then up (c) meeting a few eyes (d) eyes on the floor
38. 38.True or false: talking about road safety and accidents suits a warm smile. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📝 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
40. 40.True or false: “meeting a few eyes” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True

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