Public Speaking Worksheet: Eye Contact and Expressions
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.
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- 1.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking around the room? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meeting a few eyes (b) glancing down, then up (c) reading with head down (d) a few seconds per person
- 3.True or false: thanking the chief guest suits a warm smile. (a) False (b) True
- 4.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking out the window? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
- 5.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) eyes on the floor (b) watching one friend only (c) staring at the ceiling (d) looking at each section
- 6.👀 Good or poor eye contact: watching one friend only? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking around the room (b) a few seconds per person (c) meeting a few eyes (d) eyes on the floor
- 8.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) eyes on the floor (b) including the back row (c) staring at the ceiling (d) reading with head down
- 9.🙂 Which expression suits giving the rules of an exam hall? (a) a warm smile (b) a surprised look (c) a serious face
- 10.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
- 11.True or false: “watching one friend only” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
- 12.👀 Good or poor eye contact: eyes on the floor? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
- 13.😊 What does a smile at the start tell the audience? (a) you are angry (b) you are friendly (c) you want to leave (d) you are bored
- 14.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
- 15.True or false: sharing an amazing fact you just learned suits a surprised look. (a) False (b) True
- 16.🙂 Which expression suits talking about road safety and accidents? (a) a surprised look (b) a serious face (c) a warm smile
- 17.👀 About how long should you look at one person before moving on? (a) a few minutes (b) the whole speech (c) not at all (d) a few seconds
- 18.👀 Good or poor eye contact: staring at the ceiling? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
- 19.🐶 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
- 20.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) including the back row (b) looking around the room (c) reading with head down (d) meeting a few eyes
- 21.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) looking out the window (b) looking around the room (c) staring at the ceiling (d) watching one friend only
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glancing down, then up (b) meeting a few eyes (c) staring at the ceiling (d) looking around the room
- 23.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) glancing down, then up (b) meeting a few eyes (c) staring at the slides (d) including the back row
- 24.🙂 Which expression suits welcoming new students to the school? (a) a surprised look (b) a serious face (c) a warm smile
- 25.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) staring at the slides (b) looking out the window (c) watching one friend only (d) glancing down, then up
- 26.🙂 Which expression suits telling a happy holiday memory? (a) a warm smile (b) a surprised look (c) a serious face
- 27.📝 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
- 28.👀 Good or poor eye contact: staring at the slides? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
- 29.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) meeting a few eyes (b) glancing down, then up (c) staring at the ceiling (d) looking at each section
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading with head down (b) watching one friend only (c) meeting a few eyes (d) staring at the slides
- 31.👀 In a big hall, how can you make eye contact with everyone? (a) look at the floor (b) look at one person (c) look at each section (d) close your eyes
- 32.👀 Good or poor eye contact: including the back row? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
- 33.True or false: telling a happy holiday memory suits a serious face. (a) True (b) False
- 34.True or false: “eyes on the floor” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
- 35.🙂 Which expression suits talking about families who lost their homes in a flood? (a) a surprised look (b) a warm smile (c) a serious face
- 36.True or false: thanking the chief guest suits a surprised look. (a) True (b) False
- 37.🙂 Which expression suits thanking the chief guest? (a) a serious face (b) a surprised look (c) a warm smile
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking out the window (b) looking around the room (c) reading with head down (d) staring at the ceiling
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching one friend only (b) looking out the window (c) a few seconds per person (d) reading with head down
- 40.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) looking out the window (b) staring at the slides (c) meeting a few eyes (d) watching one friend only
Answer key
- good eye contact
- reading with head down
- True
- poor eye contact
- looking at each section
- poor eye contact
- eyes on the floor
- including the back row
- a serious face
- True
- False
- poor eye contact
- you are friendly
- False
- True
- a serious face
- a few seconds
- poor eye contact
- a big smile
- reading with head down
- looking around the room
- staring at the ceiling
- staring at the slides
- a warm smile
- glancing down, then up
- a warm smile
- glance down, look up
- poor eye contact
- staring at the ceiling
- meeting a few eyes
- look at each section
- good eye contact
- False
- False
- a serious face
- False
- a warm smile
- looking around the room
- a few seconds per person
- meeting a few eyes
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