Public Speaking Worksheet: Eye Contact and Expressions

Public speaking lesson 5: Eye contact and facial expressions · Set 769 · 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.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) watching one friend only (b) looking around the room (c) including the back row (d) glancing down, then up
2. 2.📝 You have notes. How should you use them? (a) stare only at them (b) read with head down (c) hold them over your face (d) glance down, look up
3. 3.True or false: talking about families who lost their homes in a flood suits a serious face. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.👀 Good or poor eye contact: glancing down, then up? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading with head down (b) looking out the window (c) staring at the slides (d) including the back row
6. 6.True or false: “staring at the slides” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: talking about families who lost their homes in a flood suits a surprised look. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) meeting a few eyes (b) looking at each section (c) looking out the window (d) glancing down, then up
9. 9.🙂 Which expression suits greeting the audience at the start? (a) a warm smile (b) a serious face (c) a surprised look
10. 10.True or false: “glancing down, then up” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: sharing an amazing fact you just learned suits a surprised look. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) glancing down, then up (b) staring at the ceiling (c) watching one friend only (d) looking out the window
13. 13.👀 Good or poor eye contact: meeting a few eyes? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
14. 14.True or false: reaching the twist in your story suits a warm smile. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) including the back row (b) meeting a few eyes (c) looking at each section (d) watching one friend only
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glancing down, then up (b) a few seconds per person (c) reading with head down (d) including the back row
17. 17.True or false: “looking around the room” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “staring at the slides” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meeting a few eyes (b) watching one friend only (c) eyes on the floor (d) reading with head down
20. 20.True or false: “watching one friend only” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.👀 Good or poor eye contact: a few seconds per person? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
22. 22.True or false: “looking around the room” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🙂 Which expression suits talking about families who lost their homes in a flood? (a) a warm smile (b) a surprised look (c) a serious face
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking at each section (b) staring at the slides (c) looking out the window (d) reading with head down
25. 25.True or false: “a few seconds per person” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: revealing an answer nobody expected suits a surprised look. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.😊 What does a smile at the start tell the audience? (a) you want to leave (b) you are angry (c) you are friendly (d) you are bored
28. 28.👀 Good or poor eye contact: watching one friend only? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
29. 29.True or false: “eyes on the floor” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) eyes on the floor (b) reading with head down (c) staring at the slides (d) meeting a few eyes
31. 31.👀 About how long should you look at one person before moving on? (a) a few seconds (b) not at all (c) a few minutes (d) the whole speech
32. 32.👀 Good or poor eye contact: staring at the slides? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
33. 33.🙂 Which expression suits revealing an answer nobody expected? (a) a surprised look (b) a serious face (c) a warm smile
34. 34.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking at each section? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
35. 35.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching one friend only (b) looking around the room (c) staring at the slides (d) staring at the ceiling
37. 37.👀 Good or poor eye contact: staring at the ceiling? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meeting a few eyes (b) looking around the room (c) including the back row (d) staring at the ceiling
39. 39.🙂 Which expression suits giving the rules of an exam hall? (a) a surprised look (b) a warm smile (c) a serious face
40. 40.🙂 Which expression suits telling a happy holiday memory? (a) a serious face (b) a surprised look (c) a warm smile

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