Public Speaking Worksheet: Eye Contact and Expressions

Public speaking lesson 5: Eye contact and facial expressions · Set 802 · 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: looking at each section? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
2. 2.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking out the window? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eyes on the floor (b) watching one friend only (c) including the back row (d) staring at the ceiling
4. 4.🐶 Your story ends with a lost puppy found safe. Which face fits? (a) a blank stare (b) an angry frown (c) a bored yawn (d) a big smile
5. 5.True or false: “looking at each section” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “glancing down, then up” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) a few seconds per person (b) glancing down, then up (c) meeting a few eyes (d) eyes on the floor
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching one friend only (b) looking at each section (c) glancing down, then up (d) meeting a few eyes
9. 9.👀 About how long should you look at one person before moving on? (a) not at all (b) a few seconds (c) a few minutes (d) the whole speech
10. 10.👀 Good or poor eye contact: staring at the ceiling? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
11. 11.True or false: greeting the audience at the start suits a warm smile. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🙂 Which expression suits greeting the audience at the start? (a) a serious face (b) a surprised look (c) a warm smile
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eyes on the floor (b) meeting a few eyes (c) looking around the room (d) including the back row
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a few seconds per person (b) looking at each section (c) looking out the window (d) looking around the room
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking at each section (b) reading with head down (c) looking around the room (d) glancing down, then up
16. 16.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) meeting a few eyes (b) glancing down, then up (c) looking around the room (d) staring at the slides
17. 17.True or false: “watching one friend only” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.👀 Good or poor eye contact: watching one friend only? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
19. 19.True or false: talking about families who lost their homes in a flood suits a warm smile. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking around the room? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
21. 21.True or false: “reading with head down” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) including the back row (b) eyes on the floor (c) staring at the slides (d) reading with head down
23. 23.👀 Good or poor eye contact: staring at the slides? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
24. 24.True or false: “looking around the room” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) reading with head down (c) looking at each section (d) watching one friend only
26. 26.True or false: welcoming new students to the school suits a surprised look. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: greeting the audience at the start suits a serious face. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking at each section (b) eyes on the floor (c) staring at the slides (d) staring at the ceiling
29. 29.👀 Good or poor eye contact: meeting a few eyes? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading with head down (b) eyes on the floor (c) staring at the slides (d) meeting a few eyes
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking around the room (b) a few seconds per person (c) staring at the ceiling (d) including the back row
32. 32.😊 What does a smile at the start tell the audience? (a) you are friendly (b) you want to leave (c) you are angry (d) you are bored
33. 33.True or false: reaching the twist in your story suits a warm smile. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) glancing down, then up (c) staring at the slides (d) reading with head down
35. 35.🙂 Which expression suits explaining why plastic harms sea animals? (a) a serious face (b) a warm smile (c) a surprised look
36. 36.🙂 Which expression suits reaching the twist in your story? (a) a surprised look (b) a warm smile (c) a serious face
37. 37.👀 Good or poor eye contact: including the back row? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
38. 38.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) staring at the slides (b) looking around the room (c) reading with head down (d) looking out the window
39. 39.True or false: revealing an answer nobody expected suits a surprised look. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “including the back row” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False

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