Public Speaking Worksheet: Eye Contact and Expressions

Public speaking lesson 5: Eye contact and facial expressions · Set 698 · 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: meeting a few eyes? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
2. 2.🙂 Which expression suits explaining why plastic harms sea animals? (a) a surprised look (b) a warm smile (c) a serious face
3. 3.True or false: explaining why plastic harms sea animals suits a warm smile. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) including the back row (b) reading with head down (c) watching one friend only (d) staring at the slides
5. 5.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) staring at the slides (b) meeting a few eyes (c) including the back row (d) a few seconds per person
6. 6.👀 Good or poor eye contact: watching one friend only? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
7. 7.👀 Good or poor eye contact: glancing down, then up? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
8. 8.True or false: “looking out the window” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meeting a few eyes (b) reading with head down (c) staring at the slides (d) looking out the window
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) including the back row (b) glancing down, then up (c) meeting a few eyes (d) staring at the ceiling
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) eyes on the floor (c) looking out the window (d) glancing down, then up
12. 12.True or false: “reading with head down” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.👀 In a big hall, how can you make eye contact with everyone? (a) look at the floor (b) look at each section (c) look at one person (d) close your eyes
14. 14.True or false: “staring at the slides” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: revealing an answer nobody expected suits a surprised look. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🙂 Which expression suits welcoming new students to the school? (a) a warm smile (b) a serious face (c) a surprised look
17. 17.True or false: “watching one friend only” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🙂 Which expression suits thanking the chief guest? (a) a serious face (b) a surprised look (c) a warm smile
19. 19.👀 Good or poor eye contact: a few seconds per person? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
20. 20.👀 Good or poor eye contact: staring at the slides? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
21. 21.👀 About how long should you look at one person before moving on? (a) a few minutes (b) a few seconds (c) the whole speech (d) not at all
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) including the back row (b) watching one friend only (c) staring at the slides (d) looking out the window
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching one friend only (b) looking around the room (c) a few seconds per person (d) meeting a few eyes
24. 24.👀 Good or poor eye contact: including the back row? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
25. 25.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) reading with head down (b) staring at the slides (c) glancing down, then up (d) looking out the window
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading with head down (b) meeting a few eyes (c) looking at each section (d) including the back row
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meeting a few eyes (b) looking around the room (c) staring at the slides (d) glancing down, then up
28. 28.True or false: reaching the twist in your story suits a warm smile. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) watching one friend only (b) meeting a few eyes (c) reading with head down (d) eyes on the floor
30. 30.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) looking at each section (b) staring at the slides (c) reading with head down (d) staring at the ceiling
31. 31.True or false: talking about road safety and accidents suits a serious face. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking at each section? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking out the window (b) looking at each section (c) meeting a few eyes (d) glancing down, then up
34. 34.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) looking around the room (b) reading with head down (c) a few seconds per person (d) including the back row
35. 35.True or false: telling a happy holiday memory suits a warm smile. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) meeting a few eyes (b) a few seconds per person (c) glancing down, then up (d) looking out the window
37. 37.🙂 Which expression suits greeting the audience at the start? (a) a surprised look (b) a serious face (c) a warm smile
38. 38.True or false: “looking at each section” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🙂 Which expression suits reaching the twist in your story? (a) a warm smile (b) a surprised look (c) a serious face
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the slides (b) reading with head down (c) looking out the window (d) looking at each section

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