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) including the back row (b) meeting a few eyes (c) glancing down, then up (d) reading with head down
- 2.True or false: “looking around the room” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
- 3.📝 You have notes. How should you use them? (a) hold them over your face (b) read with head down (c) glance down, look up (d) stare only at them
- 4.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
- 5.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) glancing down, then up (b) reading with head down (c) eyes on the floor (d) staring at the slides
- 6.True or false: explaining why plastic harms sea animals suits a serious face. (a) False (b) True
- 7.True or false: “glancing down, then up” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
- 8.🙂 Which expression suits greeting the audience at the start? (a) a serious face (b) a surprised look (c) a warm smile
- 9.🐶 Your story ends with a lost puppy found safe. Which face fits? (a) a blank stare (b) a bored yawn (c) a big smile (d) an angry frown
- 10.👀 Good or poor eye contact: meeting a few eyes? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
- 11.True or false: thanking the chief guest suits a surprised look. (a) False (b) True
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking out the window (b) looking at each section (c) glancing down, then up (d) a few seconds per person
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meeting a few eyes (b) glancing down, then up (c) reading with head down (d) including the back row
- 14.👀 Good or poor eye contact: including the back row? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
- 15.True or false: “looking out the window” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching one friend only (b) staring at the ceiling (c) staring at the slides (d) a few seconds per person
- 17.🙂 Which expression suits sharing an amazing fact you just learned? (a) a surprised look (b) a warm smile (c) a serious face
- 18.🙂 Which expression suits giving the rules of an exam hall? (a) a surprised look (b) a serious face (c) a warm smile
- 19.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) a few seconds per person (b) looking around the room (c) staring at the slides (d) glancing down, then up
- 20.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) meeting a few eyes (b) looking around the room (c) eyes on the floor (d) including the back row
- 21.👀 Good or poor eye contact: glancing down, then up? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
- 22.True or false: “eyes on the floor” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking at each section (b) looking around the room (c) staring at the slides (d) meeting a few eyes
- 24.👀 In a big hall, how can you make eye contact with everyone? (a) look at each section (b) close your eyes (c) look at the floor (d) look at one person
- 25.👀 Good or poor eye contact: reading with head down? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
- 26.👀 Good or poor eye contact: a few seconds per person? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
- 27.🙂 Which expression suits welcoming new students to the school? (a) a surprised look (b) a serious face (c) a warm smile
- 28.True or false: “including the back row” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
- 29.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) looking out the window (b) meeting a few eyes (c) a few seconds per person (d) looking around the room
- 30.True or false: “meeting a few eyes” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
- 31.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) staring at the slides (b) eyes on the floor (c) looking at each section (d) reading with head down
- 32.🙂 Which expression suits talking about road safety and accidents? (a) a warm smile (b) a serious face (c) a surprised look
- 33.True or false: talking about road safety and accidents suits a serious face. (a) False (b) True
- 34.🙂 Which expression suits telling a happy holiday memory? (a) a warm smile (b) a serious face (c) a surprised look
- 35.🙂 Which expression suits reaching the twist in your story? (a) a serious face (b) a warm smile (c) a surprised look
- 36.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking out the window? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
- 37.True or false: “looking around the room” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meeting a few eyes (b) looking at each section (c) glancing down, then up (d) staring at the ceiling
- 39.True or false: greeting the audience at the start suits a surprised look. (a) True (b) False
- 40.👀 Good or poor eye contact: staring at the slides? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
Answer key
- reading with head down
- True
- glance down, look up
- False
- glancing down, then up
- True
- True
- a warm smile
- a big smile
- good eye contact
- False
- looking out the window
- reading with head down
- good eye contact
- False
- a few seconds per person
- a surprised look
- a serious face
- staring at the slides
- eyes on the floor
- good eye contact
- False
- staring at the slides
- look at each section
- poor eye contact
- good eye contact
- a warm smile
- False
- looking out the window
- False
- looking at each section
- a serious face
- True
- a warm smile
- a surprised look
- poor eye contact
- False
- staring at the ceiling
- False
- poor eye contact
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