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 good eye contact? (a) looking out the window (b) a few seconds per person (c) watching one friend only (d) eyes on the floor
- 2.🙂 Which expression suits greeting the audience at the start? (a) a surprised look (b) a warm smile (c) a serious face
- 3.😊 What does a smile at the start tell the audience? (a) you are bored (b) you are angry (c) you want to leave (d) you are friendly
- 4.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) watching one friend only (b) staring at the ceiling (c) eyes on the floor (d) meeting a few eyes
- 5.👀 In a big hall, how can you make eye contact with everyone? (a) look at one person (b) close your eyes (c) look at the floor (d) look at each section
- 6.🙂 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
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meeting a few eyes (b) looking around the room (c) eyes on the floor (d) looking at each section
- 8.👀 Good or poor eye contact: a few seconds per person? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
- 9.True or false: telling a happy holiday memory suits a serious face. (a) True (b) False
- 10.True or false: talking about families who lost their homes in a flood suits a surprised look. (a) True (b) False
- 11.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) meeting a few eyes (b) including the back row (c) watching one friend only (d) a few seconds per person
- 12.📝 You have notes. How should you use them? (a) glance down, look up (b) stare only at them (c) read with head down (d) hold them over your face
- 13.🙂 Which expression suits giving the rules of an exam hall? (a) a serious face (b) a warm smile (c) a surprised look
- 14.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking at each section? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
- 15.🙂 Which expression suits explaining why plastic harms sea animals? (a) a serious face (b) a surprised look (c) a warm smile
- 16.👀 Good or poor eye contact: meeting a few eyes? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
- 17.True or false: reaching the twist in your story suits a serious face. (a) False (b) True
- 18.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) staring at the slides (b) looking at each section (c) looking around the room (d) meeting a few eyes
- 19.True or false: “glancing down, then up” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
- 20.🙂 Which expression suits talking about road safety and accidents? (a) a serious face (b) a warm smile (c) a surprised look
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) looking at each section (c) looking around the room (d) including the back row
- 22.👀 Good or poor eye contact: watching one friend only? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking at each section (b) looking around the room (c) a few seconds per person (d) watching one friend only
- 24.👀 Good or poor eye contact: eyes on the floor? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
- 25.True or false: revealing an answer nobody expected suits a warm smile. (a) False (b) True
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eyes on the floor (b) staring at the slides (c) staring at the ceiling (d) a few seconds per person
- 27.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) reading with head down (b) including the back row (c) staring at the slides (d) eyes on the floor
- 28.True or false: “including the back row” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
- 29.🐶 Your story ends with a lost puppy found safe. Which face fits? (a) an angry frown (b) a blank stare (c) a big smile (d) a bored yawn
- 30.👀 Good or poor eye contact: glancing down, then up? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
- 31.True or false: revealing an answer nobody expected suits a serious face. (a) True (b) False
- 32.True or false: welcoming new students to the school suits a warm smile. (a) True (b) False
- 33.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) looking around the room (c) glancing down, then up (d) meeting a few eyes
- 34.👀 Good or poor eye contact: reading with head down? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
- 35.True or false: “a few seconds per person” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
- 36.True or false: telling a happy holiday memory suits a surprised look. (a) True (b) False
- 37.🙂 Which expression suits reaching the twist in your story? (a) a warm smile (b) a surprised look (c) a serious face
- 38.👀 Good or poor eye contact: including the back row? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
- 39.True or false: “looking out the window” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
- 40.True or false: “reading with head down” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- a few seconds per person
- a warm smile
- you are friendly
- meeting a few eyes
- look at each section
- a serious face
- eyes on the floor
- good eye contact
- False
- False
- watching one friend only
- glance down, look up
- a serious face
- good eye contact
- a serious face
- good eye contact
- False
- staring at the slides
- True
- a serious face
- staring at the ceiling
- poor eye contact
- watching one friend only
- poor eye contact
- False
- a few seconds per person
- including the back row
- True
- a big smile
- good eye contact
- False
- True
- staring at the ceiling
- poor eye contact
- True
- False
- a surprised look
- good eye contact
- True
- True
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