Public Speaking Worksheet: Eye Contact and Expressions

Public speaking lesson 5: Eye contact and facial expressions · Set 782 · 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: greeting the audience at the start suits a surprised look. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.👀 Good or poor eye contact: eyes on the floor? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
3. 3.True or false: welcoming new students to the school suits a surprised look. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading with head down (b) looking at each section (c) looking out the window (d) eyes on the floor
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking out the window (b) glancing down, then up (c) a few seconds per person (d) including the back row
6. 6.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) a few seconds per person (b) looking around the room (c) staring at the slides (d) looking at each section
7. 7.👀 About how long should you look at one person before moving on? (a) the whole speech (b) a few seconds (c) a few minutes (d) not at all
8. 8.😊 What does a smile at the start tell the audience? (a) you are bored (b) you are friendly (c) you want to leave (d) you are angry
9. 9.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) meeting a few eyes (b) looking at each section (c) looking out the window (d) a few seconds per person
10. 10.True or false: “meeting a few eyes” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the slides (b) looking out the window (c) meeting a few eyes (d) staring at the ceiling
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking around the room (b) staring at the slides (c) looking out the window (d) reading with head down
13. 13.👀 Good or poor eye contact: staring at the ceiling? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
14. 14.True or false: reaching the twist in your story suits a surprised look. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🙂 Which expression suits talking about families who lost their homes in a flood? (a) a serious face (b) a warm smile (c) a surprised look
16. 16.🙂 Which expression suits sharing an amazing fact you just learned? (a) a serious face (b) a surprised look (c) a warm smile
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking out the window (b) staring at the slides (c) eyes on the floor (d) a few seconds per person
18. 18.True or false: “including the back row” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking around the room? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
20. 20.True or false: giving the rules of an exam hall suits a surprised look. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🐶 Your story ends with a lost puppy found safe. Which face fits? (a) a bored yawn (b) a big smile (c) an angry frown (d) a blank stare
22. 22.👀 In a big hall, how can you make eye contact with everyone? (a) look at each section (b) close your eyes (c) look at the floor (d) look at one person
23. 23.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) including the back row (b) reading with head down (c) staring at the slides (d) looking out the window
24. 24.🙂 Which expression suits welcoming new students to the school? (a) a warm smile (b) a serious face (c) a surprised look
25. 25.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) looking out the window (c) reading with head down (d) looking at each section
26. 26.👀 Good or poor eye contact: glancing down, then up? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
27. 27.🙂 Which expression suits giving the rules of an exam hall? (a) a serious face (b) a surprised look (c) a warm smile
28. 28.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking out the window? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
29. 29.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) glancing down, then up (b) staring at the slides (c) watching one friend only (d) looking out the window
30. 30.👀 Good or poor eye contact: staring at the slides? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
31. 31.True or false: “looking around the room” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📝 You have notes. How should you use them? (a) read with head down (b) stare only at them (c) hold them over your face (d) glance down, look up
33. 33.True or false: telling a happy holiday memory suits a warm smile. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eyes on the floor (b) meeting a few eyes (c) glancing down, then up (d) including the back row
35. 35.🙂 Which expression suits revealing an answer nobody expected? (a) a surprised look (b) a serious face (c) a warm smile
36. 36.👀 Good or poor eye contact: a few seconds per person? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
37. 37.👀 Good or poor eye contact: reading with head down? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
38. 38.👀 Good or poor eye contact: watching one friend only? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
39. 39.🙂 Which expression suits explaining why plastic harms sea animals? (a) a surprised look (b) a warm smile (c) a serious face
40. 40.True or false: “reading with head down” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True

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