Public Speaking Worksheet: Eye Contact and Expressions

Public speaking lesson 5: Eye contact and facial expressions · Set 828 · 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 want to leave (b) you are bored (c) you are angry (d) you are friendly
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eyes on the floor (b) looking around the room (c) reading with head down (d) looking out the window
3. 3.True or false: “looking out the window” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: talking about families who lost their homes in a flood suits a warm smile. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.👀 Good or poor eye contact: staring at the slides? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
6. 6.👀 About how long should you look at one person before moving on? (a) a few minutes (b) the whole speech (c) not at all (d) a few seconds
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking out the window (b) glancing down, then up (c) staring at the slides (d) reading with head down
8. 8.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) looking around the room (b) meeting a few eyes (c) reading with head down (d) looking at each section
9. 9.True or false: giving the rules of an exam hall suits a surprised look. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.👀 Good or poor eye contact: glancing down, then up? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
11. 11.True or false: talking about road safety and accidents suits a surprised look. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.👀 Good or poor eye contact: reading with head down? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
13. 13.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) a few seconds per person (b) watching one friend only (c) reading with head down (d) eyes on the floor
14. 14.True or false: “reading with head down” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.📝 You have notes. How should you use them? (a) glance down, look up (b) read with head down (c) hold them over your face (d) stare only at them
16. 16.👀 Good or poor eye contact: watching one friend only? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking around the room (b) meeting a few eyes (c) staring at the ceiling (d) glancing down, then up
18. 18.True or false: “looking out the window” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) eyes on the floor (b) glancing down, then up (c) meeting a few eyes (d) looking at each section
20. 20.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) watching one friend only (b) staring at the slides (c) staring at the ceiling (d) including the back row
21. 21.👀 Good or poor eye contact: staring at the ceiling? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
22. 22.True or false: revealing an answer nobody expected suits a serious face. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🙂 Which expression suits talking about families who lost their homes in a flood? (a) a warm smile (b) a surprised look (c) a serious face
24. 24.True or false: “a few seconds per person” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.👀 Good or poor eye contact: a few seconds per person? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
26. 26.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) meeting a few eyes (b) a few seconds per person (c) looking around the room (d) watching one friend only
27. 27.True or false: welcoming new students to the school suits a warm smile. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🙂 Which expression suits giving the rules of an exam hall? (a) a serious face (b) a surprised look (c) a warm smile
29. 29.True or false: talking about families who lost their homes in a flood suits a surprised look. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “glancing down, then up” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching one friend only (b) staring at the slides (c) looking out the window (d) looking at each section
32. 32.👀 In a big hall, how can you make eye contact with everyone? (a) close your eyes (b) look at each section (c) look at the floor (d) look at one person
33. 33.🙂 Which expression suits sharing an amazing fact you just learned? (a) a warm smile (b) a surprised look (c) a serious face
34. 34.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) staring at the slides (b) staring at the ceiling (c) reading with head down (d) looking around the room
35. 35.True or false: talking about road safety and accidents suits a serious face. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glancing down, then up (b) looking at each section (c) eyes on the floor (d) including the back row
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glancing down, then up (b) a few seconds per person (c) including the back row (d) watching one friend only
38. 38.True or false: greeting the audience at the start suits a surprised look. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking around the room? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
40. 40.True or false: revealing an answer nobody expected suits a surprised look. (a) False (b) True

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