Public Speaking Worksheet: Eye Contact and Expressions

Public speaking lesson 5: Eye contact and facial expressions · Set 597 · 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 of these is poor eye contact? (a) looking around the room (b) including the back row (c) glancing down, then up (d) eyes on the floor
2. 2.True or false: explaining why plastic harms sea animals suits a serious face. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🐶 Your story ends with a lost puppy found safe. Which face fits? (a) a bored yawn (b) a blank stare (c) an angry frown (d) a big smile
4. 4.True or false: greeting the audience at the start suits a serious face. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) reading with head down (b) looking out the window (c) meeting a few eyes (d) watching one friend only
6. 6.True or false: “meeting a few eyes” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching one friend only (b) looking at each section (c) staring at the slides (d) staring at the ceiling
8. 8.True or false: explaining why plastic harms sea animals suits a surprised look. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking out the window? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
10. 10.🙂 Which expression suits giving the rules of an exam hall? (a) a surprised look (b) a serious face (c) a warm smile
11. 11.📝 You have notes. How should you use them? (a) glance down, look up (b) hold them over your face (c) read with head down (d) stare only at them
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glancing down, then up (b) staring at the ceiling (c) meeting a few eyes (d) including the back row
13. 13.True or false: “looking around the room” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) including the back row (b) a few seconds per person (c) glancing down, then up (d) watching one friend only
15. 15.👀 About how long should you look at one person before moving on? (a) a few minutes (b) a few seconds (c) not at all (d) the whole speech
16. 16.👀 Good or poor eye contact: eyes on the floor? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meeting a few eyes (b) looking around the room (c) watching one friend only (d) a few seconds per person
18. 18.True or false: “glancing down, then up” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: thanking the chief guest suits a serious face. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.👀 Good or poor eye contact: staring at the slides? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
21. 21.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) looking at each section (c) eyes on the floor (d) reading with head down
22. 22.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) looking out the window (b) staring at the slides (c) eyes on the floor (d) glancing down, then up
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a few seconds per person (b) staring at the slides (c) including the back row (d) meeting a few eyes
24. 24.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) reading with head down (b) looking around the room (c) staring at the slides (d) staring at the ceiling
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) looking out the window (c) staring at the slides (d) meeting a few eyes
26. 26.🙂 Which expression suits greeting the audience at the start? (a) a serious face (b) a warm smile (c) a surprised look
27. 27.True or false: telling a happy holiday memory suits a warm smile. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading with head down (b) staring at the ceiling (c) eyes on the floor (d) looking around the room
30. 30.🙂 Which expression suits revealing an answer nobody expected? (a) a surprised look (b) a serious face (c) a warm smile
31. 31.True or false: “staring at the slides” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🙂 Which expression suits reaching the twist in your story? (a) a serious face (b) a surprised look (c) a warm smile
33. 33.True or false: “a few seconds per person” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) looking around the room (b) meeting a few eyes (c) looking out the window (d) looking at each section
35. 35.🙂 Which expression suits talking about families who lost their homes in a flood? (a) a surprised look (b) a serious face (c) a warm smile
36. 36.👀 Good or poor eye contact: including the back row? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
37. 37.👀 Good or poor eye contact: a few seconds per person? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
38. 38.True or false: reaching the twist in your story suits a warm smile. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🙂 Which expression suits explaining why plastic harms sea animals? (a) a surprised look (b) a warm smile (c) a serious face
40. 40.👀 Good or poor eye contact: meeting a few eyes? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact

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