Public Speaking Worksheet: Eye Contact and Expressions
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.
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- 1.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) meeting a few eyes (b) looking at each section (c) glancing down, then up (d) looking out the window
- 2.👀 Good or poor eye contact: eyes on the floor? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eyes on the floor (b) meeting a few eyes (c) including the back row (d) looking around the room
- 4.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) looking out the window (b) meeting a few eyes (c) eyes on the floor (d) reading with head down
- 5.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
- 6.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) including the back row (b) staring at the ceiling (c) watching one friend only (d) staring at the slides
- 7.True or false: “meeting a few eyes” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
- 8.🙂 Which expression suits reaching the twist in your story? (a) a serious face (b) a surprised look (c) a warm smile
- 9.True or false: giving the rules of an exam hall suits a surprised look. (a) True (b) False
- 10.True or false: thanking the chief guest suits a serious face. (a) False (b) True
- 11.True or false: “watching one friend only” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
- 12.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking out the window? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
- 13.🐶 Your story ends with a lost puppy found safe. Which face fits? (a) a bored yawn (b) an angry frown (c) a big smile (d) a blank stare
- 14.😊 What does a smile at the start tell the audience? (a) you are angry (b) you are bored (c) you are friendly (d) you want to leave
- 15.🙂 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
- 16.True or false: “meeting a few eyes” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
- 17.🙂 Which expression suits revealing an answer nobody expected? (a) a warm smile (b) a surprised look (c) a serious face
- 18.👀 Good or poor eye contact: meeting a few eyes? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
- 19.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) a few seconds per person (b) eyes on the floor (c) looking out the window (d) staring at the slides
- 20.🙂 Which expression suits thanking the chief guest? (a) a warm smile (b) a surprised look (c) a serious face
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading with head down (b) glancing down, then up (c) meeting a few eyes (d) looking at each section
- 22.👀 Good or poor eye contact: including the back row? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glancing down, then up (b) staring at the ceiling (c) looking around the room (d) meeting a few eyes
- 24.🙂 Which expression suits explaining why plastic harms sea animals? (a) a serious face (b) a surprised look (c) a warm smile
- 25.🙂 Which expression suits sharing an amazing fact you just learned? (a) a surprised look (b) a warm smile (c) a serious face
- 26.👀 About how long should you look at one person before moving on? (a) a few minutes (b) not at all (c) a few seconds (d) the whole speech
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a few seconds per person (b) staring at the slides (c) watching one friend only (d) eyes on the floor
- 28.True or false: “reading with head down” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
- 29.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) looking around the room (b) reading with head down (c) meeting a few eyes (d) a few seconds per person
- 30.True or false: “a few seconds per person” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🙂 Which expression suits telling a happy holiday memory? (a) a serious face (b) a warm smile (c) a surprised look
- 32.👀 In a big hall, how can you make eye contact with everyone? (a) look at one person (b) look at the floor (c) close your eyes (d) look at each section
- 33.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) reading with head down (b) glancing down, then up (c) watching one friend only (d) staring at the slides
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) including the back row (b) looking at each section (c) looking out the window (d) glancing down, then up
- 35.True or false: “watching one friend only” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
- 36.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) looking around the room (b) watching one friend only (c) staring at the ceiling (d) eyes on the floor
- 37.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) watching one friend only (b) meeting a few eyes (c) including the back row (d) looking at each section
- 38.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) watching one friend only (b) reading with head down (c) looking at each section (d) looking out the window
- 39.👀 Good or poor eye contact: watching one friend only? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
- 40.📝 You have notes. How should you use them? (a) stare only at them (b) hold them over your face (c) read with head down (d) glance down, look up
Answer key
- looking out the window
- poor eye contact
- eyes on the floor
- meeting a few eyes
- False
- including the back row
- False
- a surprised look
- False
- False
- True
- poor eye contact
- a big smile
- you are friendly
- a serious face
- True
- a surprised look
- good eye contact
- a few seconds per person
- a warm smile
- reading with head down
- good eye contact
- staring at the ceiling
- a serious face
- a surprised look
- a few seconds
- a few seconds per person
- True
- reading with head down
- True
- a warm smile
- look at each section
- glancing down, then up
- looking out the window
- False
- looking around the room
- watching one friend only
- looking at each section
- poor eye contact
- glance down, look up
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