Public Speaking Worksheet: Eye Contact and Expressions

Public speaking lesson 5: Eye contact and facial expressions · Set 644 · 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 at each section? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
2. 2.True or false: “looking out the window” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) looking at each section (b) looking out the window (c) eyes on the floor (d) reading with head down
4. 4.True or false: sharing an amazing fact you just learned suits a warm smile. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🙂 Which expression suits revealing an answer nobody expected? (a) a warm smile (b) a surprised look (c) a serious face
6. 6.👀 About how long should you look at one person before moving on? (a) not at all (b) a few seconds (c) the whole speech (d) a few minutes
7. 7.📝 You have notes. How should you use them? (a) glance down, look up (b) stare only at them (c) read with head down (d) hold them over your face
8. 8.👀 In a big hall, how can you make eye contact with everyone? (a) look at each section (b) close your eyes (c) look at the floor (d) look at one person
9. 9.True or false: greeting the audience at the start suits a warm smile. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.👀 Good or poor eye contact: including the back row? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
11. 11.True or false: thanking the chief guest suits a warm smile. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🙂 Which expression suits thanking the chief guest? (a) a serious face (b) a warm smile (c) a surprised look
13. 13.🙂 Which expression suits greeting the audience at the start? (a) a serious face (b) a surprised look (c) a warm smile
14. 14.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) staring at the slides (b) looking out the window (c) including the back row (d) staring at the ceiling
15. 15.True or false: “glancing down, then up” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: thanking the chief guest suits a surprised look. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.👀 Good or poor eye contact: watching one friend only? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
18. 18.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) reading with head down (c) looking around the room (d) staring at the slides
19. 19.True or false: “looking out the window” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “looking around the room” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: welcoming new students to the school suits a serious face. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking around the room (b) a few seconds per person (c) looking at each section (d) reading with head down
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meeting a few eyes (b) looking out the window (c) staring at the slides (d) staring at the ceiling
24. 24.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking around the room? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
25. 25.True or false: talking about road safety and accidents suits a surprised look. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “staring at the slides” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🐶 Your story ends with a lost puppy found safe. Which face fits? (a) a blank stare (b) a bored yawn (c) a big smile (d) an angry frown
28. 28.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking out the window? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
29. 29.🙂 Which expression suits talking about road safety and accidents? (a) a surprised look (b) a serious face (c) a warm smile
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the slides (b) watching one friend only (c) looking around the room (d) looking out the window
31. 31.🙂 Which expression suits giving the rules of an exam hall? (a) a serious face (b) a surprised look (c) a warm smile
32. 32.🙂 Which expression suits sharing an amazing fact you just learned? (a) a surprised look (b) a serious face (c) a warm smile
33. 33.🙂 Which expression suits reaching the twist in your story? (a) a surprised look (b) a warm smile (c) a serious face
34. 34.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) including the back row (b) glancing down, then up (c) looking around the room (d) reading with head down
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the slides (b) looking around the room (c) a few seconds per person (d) meeting a few eyes
36. 36.😊 What does a smile at the start tell the audience? (a) you are bored (b) you are angry (c) you want to leave (d) you are friendly
37. 37.True or false: “staring at the slides” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) staring at the slides (c) meeting a few eyes (d) watching one friend only
39. 39.True or false: greeting the audience at the start suits a serious face. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: telling a happy holiday memory suits a surprised look. (a) True (b) False

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