Public Speaking Worksheet: Eye Contact and Expressions

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

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