Public Speaking Worksheet: Eye Contact and Expressions

Public speaking lesson 5: Eye contact and facial expressions · Set 810 · 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: watching one friend only? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
2. 2.True or false: “looking around the room” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “eyes on the floor” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🙂 Which expression suits greeting the audience at the start? (a) a surprised look (b) a serious face (c) a warm smile
5. 5.🙂 Which expression suits sharing an amazing fact you just learned? (a) a surprised look (b) a serious face (c) a warm smile
6. 6.True or false: giving the rules of an exam hall suits a warm smile. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.👀 Good or poor eye contact: a few seconds per person? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
8. 8.👀 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
9. 9.🙂 Which expression suits thanking the chief guest? (a) a surprised look (b) a serious face (c) a warm smile
10. 10.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking around the room? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
11. 11.True or false: “a few seconds per person” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.👀 Good or poor eye contact: staring at the slides? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) reading with head down (c) watching one friend only (d) meeting a few eyes
14. 14.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) staring at the slides (b) looking out the window (c) eyes on the floor (d) looking at each section
15. 15.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking out the window? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
16. 16.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) looking out the window (b) eyes on the floor (c) staring at the ceiling (d) including the back row
17. 17.😊 What does a smile at the start tell the audience? (a) you want to leave (b) you are bored (c) you are angry (d) you are friendly
18. 18.📝 You have notes. How should you use them? (a) read with head down (b) hold them over your face (c) glance down, look up (d) stare only at them
19. 19.🐶 Your story ends with a lost puppy found safe. Which face fits? (a) a big smile (b) a blank stare (c) a bored yawn (d) an angry frown
20. 20.True or false: giving the rules of an exam hall suits a surprised look. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: revealing an answer nobody expected suits a surprised look. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking at each section? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
24. 24.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) watching one friend only (b) staring at the ceiling (c) meeting a few eyes (d) looking out the window
25. 25.True or false: sharing an amazing fact you just learned suits a surprised look. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “reading with head down” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “glancing down, then up” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🙂 Which expression suits explaining why plastic harms sea animals? (a) a surprised look (b) a serious face (c) a warm smile
29. 29.👀 Good or poor eye contact: including the back row? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
30. 30.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) including the back row (b) eyes on the floor (c) a few seconds per person (d) meeting a few eyes
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meeting a few eyes (b) watching one friend only (c) looking at each section (d) glancing down, then up
32. 32.True or false: “including the back row” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “glancing down, then up” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) a few seconds per person (b) looking around the room (c) reading with head down (d) meeting a few eyes
35. 35.True or false: greeting the audience at the start suits a warm smile. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🙂 Which expression suits giving the rules of an exam hall? (a) a serious face (b) a surprised look (c) a warm smile
37. 37.True or false: sharing an amazing fact you just learned suits a warm smile. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: greeting the audience at the start suits a surprised look. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glancing down, then up (b) staring at the ceiling (c) staring at the slides (d) eyes on the floor
40. 40.True or false: greeting the audience at the start suits a serious face. (a) False (b) True

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