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.🙂 Which expression suits revealing an answer nobody expected? (a) a serious face (b) a warm smile (c) a surprised look
- 2.👀 Good or poor eye contact: including the back row? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
- 3.True or false: sharing an amazing fact you just learned suits a serious face. (a) False (b) True
- 4.👀 In a big hall, how can you make eye contact with everyone? (a) look at the floor (b) close your eyes (c) look at each section (d) look at one person
- 5.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) eyes on the floor (b) looking out the window (c) staring at the ceiling (d) glancing down, then up
- 6.🙂 Which expression suits talking about road safety and accidents? (a) a serious face (b) a surprised look (c) a warm smile
- 7.True or false: reaching the twist in your story suits a serious face. (a) True (b) False
- 8.True or false: “meeting a few eyes” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
- 9.True or false: telling a happy holiday memory suits a surprised look. (a) False (b) True
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) staring at the slides (c) looking at each section (d) reading with head down
- 11.👀 Good or poor eye contact: meeting a few eyes? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
- 12.👀 Good or poor eye contact: eyes on the floor? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eyes on the floor (b) reading with head down (c) looking out the window (d) glancing down, then up
- 14.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) reading with head down (b) watching one friend only (c) staring at the ceiling (d) looking around the room
- 15.True or false: “looking around the room” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
- 16.👀 Good or poor eye contact: watching one friend only? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
- 17.True or false: “staring at the slides” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
- 18.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking around the room? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meeting a few eyes (b) looking around the room (c) reading with head down (d) looking at each section
- 20.True or false: explaining why plastic harms sea animals suits a serious face. (a) False (b) True
- 21.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) glancing down, then up (b) looking around the room (c) looking out the window (d) including the back row
- 22.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
- 23.😊 What does a smile at the start tell the audience? (a) you are angry (b) you are bored (c) you want to leave (d) you are friendly
- 24.🙂 Which expression suits giving the rules of an exam hall? (a) a serious face (b) a surprised look (c) a warm smile
- 25.📝 You have notes. How should you use them? (a) hold them over your face (b) glance down, look up (c) read with head down (d) stare only at them
- 26.🙂 Which expression suits thanking the chief guest? (a) a serious face (b) a surprised look (c) a warm smile
- 27.👀 Good or poor eye contact: staring at the slides? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
- 28.True or false: revealing an answer nobody expected suits a surprised look. (a) True (b) False
- 29.True or false: revealing an answer nobody expected suits a warm smile. (a) True (b) False
- 30.True or false: “looking around the room” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a few seconds per person (b) staring at the slides (c) meeting a few eyes (d) looking around the room
- 32.True or false: welcoming new students to the school suits a serious face. (a) False (b) True
- 33.True or false: “meeting a few eyes” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading with head down (b) staring at the ceiling (c) meeting a few eyes (d) staring at the slides
- 35.🙂 Which expression suits talking about families who lost their homes in a flood? (a) a warm smile (b) a serious face (c) a surprised look
- 36.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking at each section? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meeting a few eyes (b) looking at each section (c) watching one friend only (d) looking around the room
- 38.👀 Good or poor eye contact: reading with head down? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
- 39.🙂 Which expression suits welcoming new students to the school? (a) a warm smile (b) a serious face (c) a surprised look
- 40.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) including the back row (b) a few seconds per person (c) watching one friend only (d) looking at each section
Answer key
- a surprised look
- good eye contact
- False
- look at each section
- glancing down, then up
- a serious face
- False
- True
- False
- looking at each section
- good eye contact
- poor eye contact
- glancing down, then up
- looking around the room
- False
- poor eye contact
- True
- good eye contact
- reading with head down
- True
- looking out the window
- True
- you are friendly
- a serious face
- glance down, look up
- a warm smile
- poor eye contact
- True
- False
- True
- staring at the slides
- False
- False
- meeting a few eyes
- a serious face
- good eye contact
- watching one friend only
- poor eye contact
- a warm smile
- watching one friend only
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