Public Speaking Worksheet: Eye Contact and Expressions

Public speaking lesson 5: Eye contact and facial expressions · Set 817 · 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.😊 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
2. 2.👀 Good or poor eye contact: eyes on the floor? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
3. 3.True or false: “meeting a few eyes” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking at each section (b) meeting a few eyes (c) eyes on the floor (d) looking around the room
5. 5.True or false: explaining why plastic harms sea animals suits a surprised look. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) a few seconds per person (c) looking around the room (d) meeting a few eyes
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meeting a few eyes (b) including the back row (c) staring at the slides (d) glancing down, then up
8. 8.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) a few seconds per person (b) eyes on the floor (c) including the back row (d) looking around the room
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) including the back row (b) reading with head down (c) staring at the ceiling (d) eyes on the floor
10. 10.True or false: “reading with head down” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking out the window (b) reading with head down (c) watching one friend only (d) looking around the room
12. 12.🙂 Which expression suits telling a happy holiday memory? (a) a serious face (b) a surprised look (c) a warm smile
13. 13.👀 Good or poor eye contact: staring at the slides? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
14. 14.👀 Good or poor eye contact: including the back row? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
15. 15.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) reading with head down (b) watching one friend only (c) a few seconds per person (d) staring at the ceiling
16. 16.👀 Good or poor eye contact: meeting a few eyes? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
17. 17.📝 You have notes. How should you use them? (a) hold them over your face (b) stare only at them (c) read with head down (d) glance down, look up
18. 18.True or false: “eyes on the floor” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: greeting the audience at the start suits a warm smile. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “glancing down, then up” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “looking at each section” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.👀 Good or poor eye contact: staring at the ceiling? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
23. 23.🙂 Which expression suits thanking the chief guest? (a) a surprised look (b) a warm smile (c) a serious face
24. 24.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) staring at the slides (b) meeting a few eyes (c) watching one friend only (d) eyes on the floor
25. 25.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) including the back row (b) staring at the ceiling (c) reading with head down (d) looking out the window
26. 26.👀 Good or poor eye contact: a few seconds per person? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
27. 27.👀 About how long should you look at one person before moving on? (a) the whole speech (b) not at all (c) a few minutes (d) a few seconds
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glancing down, then up (b) a few seconds per person (c) staring at the ceiling (d) looking at each section
29. 29.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) eyes on the floor (c) staring at the slides (d) looking at each section
30. 30.True or false: “a few seconds per person” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) looking around the room (b) staring at the slides (c) a few seconds per person (d) looking at each section
32. 32.True or false: “eyes on the floor” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) looking out the window (b) looking around the room (c) glancing down, then up (d) including the back row
34. 34.True or false: talking about families who lost their homes in a flood suits a warm smile. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: thanking the chief guest suits a warm smile. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🙂 Which expression suits reaching the twist in your story? (a) a serious face (b) a surprised look (c) a warm smile
37. 37.True or false: “staring at the slides” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking at each section? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
39. 39.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) looking at each section (b) including the back row (c) glancing down, then up (d) reading with head down
40. 40.🙂 Which expression suits welcoming new students to the school? (a) a serious face (b) a surprised look (c) a warm smile

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