Public Speaking Worksheet: Eye Contact and Expressions

Public speaking lesson 5: Eye contact and facial expressions · Set 734 · 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.👀 About how long should you look at one person before moving on? (a) a few seconds (b) a few minutes (c) not at all (d) the whole speech
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking around the room (b) a few seconds per person (c) looking out the window (d) including the back row
3. 3.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) staring at the slides (b) a few seconds per person (c) eyes on the floor (d) reading with head down
4. 4.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) reading with head down (b) meeting a few eyes (c) staring at the ceiling (d) staring at the slides
5. 5.True or false: “eyes on the floor” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) including the back row (b) meeting a few eyes (c) looking out the window (d) looking at each section
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking out the window (b) staring at the slides (c) looking at each section (d) staring at the ceiling
8. 8.🙂 Which expression suits giving the rules of an exam hall? (a) a warm smile (b) a surprised look (c) a serious face
9. 9.🙂 Which expression suits telling a happy holiday memory? (a) a serious face (b) a surprised look (c) a warm smile
10. 10.🐶 Your story ends with a lost puppy found safe. Which face fits? (a) a big smile (b) a bored yawn (c) a blank stare (d) an angry frown
11. 11.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking out the window? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) including the back row (b) staring at the ceiling (c) reading with head down (d) eyes on the floor
13. 13.True or false: talking about families who lost their homes in a flood suits a surprised look. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking around the room? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
15. 15.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking at each section? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
16. 16.📝 You have notes. How should you use them? (a) read with head down (b) glance down, look up (c) stare only at them (d) hold them over your face
17. 17.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) eyes on the floor (b) glancing down, then up (c) including the back row (d) meeting a few eyes
18. 18.True or false: thanking the chief guest suits a warm smile. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “eyes on the floor” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) looking at each section (b) reading with head down (c) looking out the window (d) watching one friend only
21. 21.True or false: “including the back row” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🙂 Which expression suits sharing an amazing fact you just learned? (a) a serious face (b) a surprised look (c) a warm smile
23. 23.True or false: talking about families who lost their homes in a flood suits a serious face. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.👀 Good or poor eye contact: watching one friend only? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
25. 25.🙂 Which expression suits explaining why plastic harms sea animals? (a) a warm smile (b) a surprised look (c) a serious face
26. 26.🙂 Which expression suits greeting the audience at the start? (a) a serious face (b) a surprised look (c) a warm smile
27. 27.True or false: “a few seconds per person” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “looking out the window” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: giving the rules of an exam hall suits a serious face. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “looking around the room” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: revealing an answer nobody expected suits a surprised look. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) staring at the slides (c) including the back row (d) eyes on the floor
33. 33.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) staring at the slides (c) looking out the window (d) looking around the room
34. 34.True or false: “a few seconds per person” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
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.True or false: giving the rules of an exam hall suits a warm smile. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: revealing an answer nobody expected suits a warm smile. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) including the back row (b) staring at the slides (c) looking at each section (d) meeting a few eyes
39. 39.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: sharing an amazing fact you just learned suits a serious face. (a) True (b) False

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