Public Speaking Worksheet: Eye Contact and Expressions

Public speaking lesson 5: Eye contact and facial expressions · Set 634 · 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: looking around the room? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
2. 2.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) glancing down, then up (b) looking around the room (c) reading with head down (d) including the back row
3. 3.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) staring at the slides (b) looking out the window (c) reading with head down (d) meeting a few eyes
4. 4.True or false: greeting the audience at the start suits a warm smile. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🐶 Your story ends with a lost puppy found safe. Which face fits? (a) a bored yawn (b) an angry frown (c) a blank stare (d) a big smile
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meeting a few eyes (b) staring at the ceiling (c) glancing down, then up (d) looking around the room
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading with head down (b) staring at the slides (c) meeting a few eyes (d) eyes on the floor
8. 8.True or false: welcoming new students to the school suits a warm smile. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📝 You have notes. How should you use them? (a) hold them over your face (b) read with head down (c) glance down, look up (d) stare only at them
11. 11.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) including the back row (b) glancing down, then up (c) looking at each section (d) looking out the window
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the slides (b) watching one friend only (c) staring at the ceiling (d) including the back row
13. 13.True or false: greeting the audience at the start suits a serious face. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.😊 What does a smile at the start tell the audience? (a) you want to leave (b) you are friendly (c) you are angry (d) you are bored
15. 15.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) looking at each section (b) meeting a few eyes (c) looking around the room (d) eyes on the floor
16. 16.👀 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
17. 17.🙂 Which expression suits revealing an answer nobody expected? (a) a surprised look (b) a warm smile (c) a serious face
18. 18.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) a few seconds per person (b) looking around the room (c) meeting a few eyes (d) staring at the slides
19. 19.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) eyes on the floor (b) watching one friend only (c) including the back row (d) reading with head down
20. 20.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) looking out the window (b) reading with head down (c) staring at the ceiling (d) looking around the room
21. 21.👀 Good or poor eye contact: staring at the ceiling? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
22. 22.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) looking around the room (b) glancing down, then up (c) watching one friend only (d) looking at each section
23. 23.True or false: “meeting a few eyes” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.👀 Good or poor eye contact: eyes on the floor? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
25. 25.🙂 Which expression suits telling a happy holiday memory? (a) a surprised look (b) a serious face (c) a warm smile
26. 26.👀 Good or poor eye contact: staring at the slides? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
27. 27.True or false: talking about families who lost their homes in a flood suits a warm smile. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “glancing down, then up” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🙂 Which expression suits explaining why plastic harms sea animals? (a) a serious face (b) a surprised look (c) a warm smile
30. 30.👀 Good or poor eye contact: glancing down, then up? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
31. 31.True or false: “looking at each section” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: talking about road safety and accidents suits a serious face. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: explaining why plastic harms sea animals suits a serious face. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🙂 Which expression suits giving the rules of an exam hall? (a) a warm smile (b) a serious face (c) a surprised look
35. 35.🙂 Which expression suits reaching the twist in your story? (a) a warm smile (b) a serious face (c) a surprised look
36. 36.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) reading with head down (b) staring at the slides (c) looking out the window (d) looking at each section
37. 37.True or false: “including the back row” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading with head down (b) glancing down, then up (c) staring at the slides (d) staring at the ceiling
39. 39.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) eyes on the floor (b) staring at the slides (c) a few seconds per person (d) reading with head down
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) staring at the slides (c) a few seconds per person (d) looking out the window

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