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.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) watching one friend only (b) staring at the ceiling (c) looking around the room (d) staring at the slides
- 2.True or false: “looking around the room” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) including the back row (b) glancing down, then up (c) looking around the room (d) staring at the slides
- 4.True or false: talking about road safety and accidents suits a serious face. (a) True (b) False
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meeting a few eyes (b) looking at each section (c) looking around the room (d) eyes on the floor
- 6.👀 In a big hall, how can you make eye contact with everyone? (a) look at one person (b) look at each section (c) look at the floor (d) close your eyes
- 7.📝 You have notes. How should you use them? (a) hold them over your face (b) stare only at them (c) read with head down (d) glance down, look up
- 8.👀 Good or poor eye contact: staring at the ceiling? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking around the room (b) eyes on the floor (c) watching one friend only (d) looking out the window
- 10.🙂 Which expression suits telling a happy holiday memory? (a) a warm smile (b) a surprised look (c) a serious face
- 11.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) eyes on the floor (b) watching one friend only (c) including the back row (d) staring at the ceiling
- 12.🙂 Which expression suits talking about road safety and accidents? (a) a surprised look (b) a serious face (c) a warm smile
- 13.True or false: talking about families who lost their homes in a flood suits a warm smile. (a) True (b) False
- 14.True or false: “reading with head down” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
- 15.True or false: telling a happy holiday memory suits a surprised look. (a) True (b) False
- 16.🐶 Your story ends with a lost puppy found safe. Which face fits? (a) an angry frown (b) a bored yawn (c) a blank stare (d) a big smile
- 17.True or false: welcoming new students to the school suits a serious face. (a) True (b) False
- 18.True or false: “watching one friend only” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
- 19.True or false: “eyes on the floor” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
- 20.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
- 21.🙂 Which expression suits thanking the chief guest? (a) a warm smile (b) a serious face (c) a surprised look
- 22.True or false: “a few seconds per person” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
- 23.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) meeting a few eyes (b) looking out the window (c) glancing down, then up (d) a few seconds per person
- 24.True or false: “including the back row” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
- 25.True or false: explaining why plastic harms sea animals suits a serious face. (a) False (b) True
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching one friend only (b) reading with head down (c) looking out the window (d) glancing down, then up
- 27.👀 Good or poor eye contact: eyes on the floor? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
- 28.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking around the room? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
- 29.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) looking around the room (b) including the back row (c) watching one friend only (d) meeting a few eyes
- 30.True or false: sharing an amazing fact you just learned suits a surprised look. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) including the back row (b) reading with head down (c) a few seconds per person (d) looking around the room
- 32.👀 Good or poor eye contact: meeting a few eyes? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
- 33.True or false: “looking out the window” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
- 34.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) watching one friend only (c) meeting a few eyes (d) staring at the slides
- 35.🙂 Which expression suits revealing an answer nobody expected? (a) a serious face (b) a surprised look (c) a warm smile
- 36.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking out the window? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
- 37.👀 Good or poor eye contact: watching one friend only? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
- 38.🙂 Which expression suits explaining why plastic harms sea animals? (a) a surprised look (b) a warm smile (c) a serious face
- 39.True or false: “watching one friend only” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
- 40.True or false: greeting the audience at the start suits a serious face. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- looking around the room
- False
- staring at the slides
- True
- eyes on the floor
- look at each section
- glance down, look up
- poor eye contact
- looking around the room
- a warm smile
- including the back row
- a serious face
- False
- True
- False
- a big smile
- False
- True
- False
- True
- a warm smile
- True
- looking out the window
- False
- True
- glancing down, then up
- poor eye contact
- good eye contact
- watching one friend only
- True
- reading with head down
- good eye contact
- True
- meeting a few eyes
- a surprised look
- poor eye contact
- poor eye contact
- a serious face
- False
- False
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