Public Speaking Worksheet: Eye Contact and Expressions

Public speaking lesson 5: Eye contact and facial expressions · Set 630 · 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.👀 Good or poor eye contact: glancing down, then up? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
2. 2.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) including the back row (b) looking around the room (c) watching one friend only (d) meeting a few eyes
3. 3.😊 What does a smile at the start tell the audience? (a) you are friendly (b) you are bored (c) you want to leave (d) you are angry
4. 4.👀 In a big hall, how can you make eye contact with everyone? (a) close your eyes (b) look at one person (c) look at the floor (d) look at each section
5. 5.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) looking at each section (c) including the back row (d) looking around the room
7. 7.🙂 Which expression suits giving the rules of an exam hall? (a) a warm smile (b) a surprised look (c) a serious face
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking at each section (b) staring at the slides (c) watching one friend only (d) reading with head down
9. 9.🙂 Which expression suits thanking the chief guest? (a) a surprised look (b) a warm smile (c) a serious face
10. 10.True or false: “staring at the slides” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) staring at the slides (b) eyes on the floor (c) reading with head down (d) looking at each section
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching one friend only (b) glancing down, then up (c) including the back row (d) looking at each section
13. 13.🙂 Which expression suits revealing an answer nobody expected? (a) a warm smile (b) a serious face (c) a surprised look
14. 14.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) reading with head down (b) meeting a few eyes (c) looking out the window (d) watching one friend only
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meeting a few eyes (b) staring at the slides (c) watching one friend only (d) staring at the ceiling
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking around the room (b) including the back row (c) staring at the slides (d) glancing down, then up
17. 17.True or false: “meeting a few eyes” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking around the room? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a few seconds per person (b) glancing down, then up (c) reading with head down (d) including the back row
20. 20.👀 About how long should you look at one person before moving on? (a) the whole speech (b) not at all (c) a few seconds (d) a few minutes
21. 21.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) reading with head down (b) including the back row (c) staring at the slides (d) staring at the ceiling
22. 22.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: greeting the audience at the start suits a warm smile. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.👀 Good or poor eye contact: including the back row? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
25. 25.True or false: welcoming new students to the school suits a surprised look. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🙂 Which expression suits welcoming new students to the school? (a) a serious face (b) a surprised look (c) a warm smile
27. 27.👀 Good or poor eye contact: reading with head down? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
28. 28.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) meeting a few eyes (b) glancing down, then up (c) looking at each section (d) staring at the slides
29. 29.👀 Good or poor eye contact: watching one friend only? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
30. 30.True or false: “watching one friend only” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “looking around the room” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🐶 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
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meeting a few eyes (b) including the back row (c) a few seconds per person (d) staring at the ceiling
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking around the room (b) staring at the slides (c) watching one friend only (d) eyes on the floor
35. 35.📝 You have notes. How should you use them? (a) read with head down (b) hold them over your face (c) stare only at them (d) glance down, look up
36. 36.True or false: “looking at each section” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.👀 Good or poor eye contact: meeting a few eyes? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
38. 38.True or false: talking about families who lost their homes in a flood suits a warm smile. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) staring at the slides (c) looking out the window (d) a few seconds per person
40. 40.👀 Good or poor eye contact: staring at the ceiling? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact

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