Public Speaking Worksheet: Eye Contact and Expressions

Public speaking lesson 5: Eye contact and facial expressions · Set 925 · 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: meeting a few eyes? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) looking out the window (c) reading with head down (d) a few seconds per person
3. 3.👀 In a big hall, how can you make eye contact with everyone? (a) look at each section (b) look at one person (c) close your eyes (d) look at the floor
4. 4.True or false: welcoming new students to the school suits a warm smile. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the slides (b) meeting a few eyes (c) glancing down, then up (d) looking at each section
6. 6.🐶 Your story ends with a lost puppy found safe. Which face fits? (a) a blank stare (b) a big smile (c) an angry frown (d) a bored yawn
7. 7.👀 Good or poor eye contact: glancing down, then up? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
8. 8.👀 Good or poor eye contact: staring at the slides? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
9. 9.True or false: revealing an answer nobody expected suits a warm smile. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.👀 About how long should you look at one person before moving on? (a) a few minutes (b) a few seconds (c) not at all (d) the whole speech
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching one friend only (b) including the back row (c) meeting a few eyes (d) a few seconds per person
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) reading with head down (c) glancing down, then up (d) eyes on the floor
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking around the room (b) reading with head down (c) a few seconds per person (d) looking at each section
14. 14.True or false: “eyes on the floor” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: telling a happy holiday memory suits a warm smile. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) reading with head down (b) looking around the room (c) looking at each section (d) meeting a few eyes
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glancing down, then up (b) including the back row (c) looking out the window (d) meeting a few eyes
18. 18.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) staring at the slides (b) staring at the ceiling (c) reading with head down (d) looking at each section
19. 19.True or false: explaining why plastic harms sea animals suits a serious face. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “staring at the slides” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🙂 Which expression suits telling a happy holiday memory? (a) a surprised look (b) a warm smile (c) a serious face
22. 22.🙂 Which expression suits talking about road safety and accidents? (a) a warm smile (b) a serious face (c) a surprised look
23. 23.😊 What does a smile at the start tell the audience? (a) you are bored (b) you are angry (c) you are friendly (d) you want to leave
24. 24.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) glancing down, then up (b) looking around the room (c) looking out the window (d) meeting a few eyes
25. 25.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) staring at the slides (b) glancing down, then up (c) meeting a few eyes (d) looking at each section
26. 26.True or false: “looking at each section” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.📝 You have notes. How should you use them? (a) glance down, look up (b) hold them over your face (c) read with head down (d) stare only at them
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the slides (b) staring at the ceiling (c) looking around the room (d) looking out the window
29. 29.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking around the room? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
30. 30.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking out the window? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
31. 31.True or false: “staring at the slides” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🙂 Which expression suits reaching the twist in your story? (a) a serious face (b) a warm smile (c) a surprised look
33. 33.True or false: welcoming new students to the school suits a surprised look. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🙂 Which expression suits sharing an amazing fact you just learned? (a) a warm smile (b) a surprised look (c) a serious face
35. 35.👀 Good or poor eye contact: staring at the ceiling? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
36. 36.True or false: “looking around the room” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eyes on the floor (b) staring at the ceiling (c) watching one friend only (d) including the back row
38. 38.True or false: “looking at each section” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🙂 Which expression suits talking about families who lost their homes in a flood? (a) a serious face (b) a surprised look (c) a warm smile
40. 40.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) looking at each section (b) glancing down, then up (c) meeting a few eyes (d) staring at the ceiling

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