Public Speaking Worksheet: Eye Contact and Expressions

Public speaking lesson 5: Eye contact and facial expressions · Set 650 · 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 out the window? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) including the back row (b) reading with head down (c) looking around the room (d) meeting a few eyes
3. 3.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) meeting a few eyes (b) staring at the ceiling (c) including the back row (d) looking at each section
4. 4.True or false: “meeting a few eyes” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking around the room? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
6. 6.👀 Good or poor eye contact: staring at the slides? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a few seconds per person (b) looking around the room (c) watching one friend only (d) meeting a few eyes
8. 8.👀 Good or poor eye contact: reading with head down? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
9. 9.True or false: giving the rules of an exam hall suits a warm smile. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.👀 In a big hall, how can you make eye contact with everyone? (a) look at each section (b) look at one person (c) look at the floor (d) close your eyes
11. 11.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) reading with head down (b) staring at the ceiling (c) watching one friend only (d) looking at each section
12. 12.👀 About how long should you look at one person before moving on? (a) not at all (b) a few minutes (c) the whole speech (d) a few seconds
13. 13.True or false: greeting the audience at the start suits a warm smile. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “looking around the room” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) eyes on the floor (b) looking out the window (c) including the back row (d) watching one friend only
16. 16.True or false: “including the back row” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) eyes on the floor (b) looking at each section (c) meeting a few eyes (d) looking around the room
19. 19.📝 You have notes. How should you use them? (a) read with head down (b) glance down, look up (c) hold them over your face (d) stare only at them
20. 20.😊 What does a smile at the start tell the audience? (a) you want to leave (b) you are friendly (c) you are bored (d) you are angry
21. 21.True or false: thanking the chief guest suits a surprised look. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: telling a happy holiday memory suits a surprised look. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.👀 Good or poor eye contact: watching one friend only? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
24. 24.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) glancing down, then up (b) staring at the slides (c) watching one friend only (d) eyes on the floor
25. 25.👀 Good or poor eye contact: a few seconds per person? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
26. 26.👀 Good or poor eye contact: meeting a few eyes? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eyes on the floor (b) a few seconds per person (c) meeting a few eyes (d) glancing down, then up
28. 28.🙂 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
29. 29.🙂 Which expression suits greeting the audience at the start? (a) a serious face (b) a surprised look (c) a warm smile
30. 30.🙂 Which expression suits revealing an answer nobody expected? (a) a surprised look (b) a warm smile (c) a serious face
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) including the back row (b) reading with head down (c) staring at the ceiling (d) looking out the window
32. 32.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) a few seconds per person (b) including the back row (c) meeting a few eyes (d) watching one friend only
33. 33.True or false: explaining why plastic harms sea animals suits a warm smile. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🐶 Your story ends with a lost puppy found safe. Which face fits? (a) a bored yawn (b) a big smile (c) an angry frown (d) a blank stare
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glancing down, then up (b) looking at each section (c) staring at the ceiling (d) meeting a few eyes
36. 36.True or false: reaching the twist in your story suits a surprised look. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.👀 Good or poor eye contact: glancing down, then up? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
38. 38.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) glancing down, then up (b) including the back row (c) staring at the slides (d) looking around the room
39. 39.🙂 Which expression suits sharing an amazing fact you just learned? (a) a warm smile (b) a serious face (c) a surprised look
40. 40.True or false: “a few seconds per person” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True

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