Public Speaking Worksheet: Eye Contact and Expressions

Public speaking lesson 5: Eye contact and facial expressions · Set 692 · 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.True or false: “looking out the window” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.👀 Good or poor eye contact: watching one friend only? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
3. 3.👀 About how long should you look at one person before moving on? (a) a few seconds (b) not at all (c) the whole speech (d) a few minutes
4. 4.True or false: “looking at each section” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) looking out the window (b) glancing down, then up (c) staring at the ceiling (d) watching one friend only
6. 6.True or false: telling a happy holiday memory suits a serious face. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “meeting a few eyes” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking at each section? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
9. 9.🙂 Which expression suits thanking the chief guest? (a) a surprised look (b) a warm smile (c) a serious face
10. 10.👀 Good or poor eye contact: meeting a few eyes? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
11. 11.🙂 Which expression suits revealing an answer nobody expected? (a) a surprised look (b) a warm smile (c) a serious face
12. 12.👀 Good or poor eye contact: reading with head down? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
13. 13.👀 Good or poor eye contact: glancing down, then up? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
14. 14.True or false: revealing an answer nobody expected suits a warm smile. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a few seconds per person (b) eyes on the floor (c) meeting a few eyes (d) looking around the room
16. 16.🐶 Your story ends with a lost puppy found safe. Which face fits? (a) a bored yawn (b) a blank stare (c) a big smile (d) an angry frown
17. 17.🙂 Which expression suits explaining why plastic harms sea animals? (a) a warm smile (b) a surprised look (c) a serious face
18. 18.True or false: telling a happy holiday memory suits a warm smile. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🙂 Which expression suits greeting the audience at the start? (a) a surprised look (b) a warm smile (c) a serious face
20. 20.True or false: “meeting a few eyes” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking at each section (b) reading with head down (c) looking around the room (d) glancing down, then up
22. 22.👀 In a big hall, how can you make eye contact with everyone? (a) look at each section (b) look at the floor (c) look at one person (d) close your eyes
23. 23.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) looking out the window (b) staring at the ceiling (c) looking at each section (d) staring at the slides
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) including the back row (b) looking around the room (c) looking at each section (d) looking out the window
25. 25.True or false: greeting the audience at the start suits a surprised look. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading with head down (b) watching one friend only (c) a few seconds per person (d) looking out the window
27. 27.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) looking at each section (b) watching one friend only (c) including the back row (d) looking around the room
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking around the room (b) meeting a few eyes (c) looking at each section (d) staring at the slides
29. 29.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) looking out the window (b) looking around the room (c) a few seconds per person (d) looking at each section
30. 30.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) looking at each section (b) a few seconds per person (c) eyes on the floor (d) including the back row
31. 31.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) looking out the window (b) reading with head down (c) eyes on the floor (d) looking around the room
32. 32.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking around the room? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
33. 33.True or false: revealing an answer nobody expected suits a surprised look. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glancing down, then up (b) staring at the ceiling (c) looking at each section (d) looking around the room
35. 35.🙂 Which expression suits welcoming new students to the school? (a) a surprised look (b) a serious face (c) a warm smile
36. 36.📝 You have notes. How should you use them? (a) glance down, look up (b) hold them over your face (c) stare only at them (d) read with head down
37. 37.True or false: “watching one friend only” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking out the window? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
39. 39.True or false: “including the back row” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: reaching the twist in your story suits a serious face. (a) True (b) False

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