Public Speaking Worksheet: Eye Contact and Expressions

Public speaking lesson 5: Eye contact and facial expressions · Set 808 · 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: staring at the ceiling? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
2. 2.True or false: “a few seconds per person” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “reading with head down” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🙂 Which expression suits talking about road safety and accidents? (a) a surprised look (b) a serious face (c) a warm smile
5. 5.True or false: “staring at the slides” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: revealing an answer nobody expected suits a serious face. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.👀 About how long should you look at one person before moving on? (a) a few minutes (b) the whole speech (c) a few seconds (d) not at all
8. 8.👀 Good or poor eye contact: including the back row? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
9. 9.😊 What does a smile at the start tell the audience? (a) you are bored (b) you want to leave (c) you are angry (d) you are friendly
10. 10.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) watching one friend only (b) staring at the ceiling (c) reading with head down (d) looking at each section
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a few seconds per person (b) staring at the slides (c) eyes on the floor (d) looking out the window
13. 13.📝 You have notes. How should you use them? (a) glance down, look up (b) hold them over your face (c) stare only at them (d) read with head down
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching one friend only (b) looking out the window (c) reading with head down (d) meeting a few eyes
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a few seconds per person (b) glancing down, then up (c) meeting a few eyes (d) looking out the window
16. 16.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) including the back row (b) looking around the room (c) glancing down, then up (d) looking out the window
17. 17.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) eyes on the floor (b) including the back row (c) watching one friend only (d) staring at the slides
18. 18.True or false: greeting the audience at the start suits a serious face. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “looking out the window” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a few seconds per person (b) looking at each section (c) meeting a few eyes (d) reading with head down
21. 21.🙂 Which expression suits talking about families who lost their homes in a flood? (a) a serious face (b) a surprised look (c) a warm smile
22. 22.🙂 Which expression suits thanking the chief guest? (a) a serious face (b) a surprised look (c) a warm smile
23. 23.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking out the window? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
24. 24.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) looking around the room (b) glancing down, then up (c) eyes on the floor (d) a few seconds per person
25. 25.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) including the back row (b) a few seconds per person (c) watching one friend only (d) glancing down, then up
26. 26.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking at each section? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking at each section (b) watching one friend only (c) meeting a few eyes (d) looking around the room
28. 28.True or false: “looking around the room” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching one friend only (b) staring at the ceiling (c) looking out the window (d) looking around the room
30. 30.True or false: thanking the chief guest suits a serious face. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🙂 Which expression suits revealing an answer nobody expected? (a) a warm smile (b) a serious face (c) a surprised look
32. 32.🙂 Which expression suits reaching the twist in your story? (a) a warm smile (b) a surprised look (c) a serious face
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching one friend only (b) including the back row (c) looking out the window (d) staring at the ceiling
34. 34.True or false: revealing an answer nobody expected suits a surprised look. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) meeting a few eyes (b) glancing down, then up (c) including the back row (d) staring at the slides
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading with head down (b) watching one friend only (c) staring at the slides (d) glancing down, then up
37. 37.True or false: telling a happy holiday memory suits a serious face. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🙂 Which expression suits explaining why plastic harms sea animals? (a) a surprised look (b) a warm smile (c) a serious face
39. 39.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) meeting a few eyes (b) glancing down, then up (c) including the back row (d) staring at the ceiling
40. 40.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) looking out the window (b) staring at the slides (c) staring at the ceiling (d) glancing down, then up

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