Public Speaking Worksheet: Eye Contact and Expressions

Public speaking lesson 5: Eye contact and facial expressions · Set 949 · 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: a few seconds per person? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
2. 2.True or false: talking about families who lost their homes in a flood suits a surprised look. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking at each section (b) watching one friend only (c) staring at the ceiling (d) staring at the slides
4. 4.👀 About how long should you look at one person before moving on? (a) the whole speech (b) a few seconds (c) a few minutes (d) not at all
5. 5.True or false: talking about road safety and accidents suits a serious face. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.👀 Good or poor eye contact: meeting a few eyes? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
7. 7.True or false: “a few seconds per person” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “eyes on the floor” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.👀 Good or poor eye contact: glancing down, then up? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
10. 10.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) reading with head down (b) staring at the ceiling (c) a few seconds per person (d) looking out the window
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meeting a few eyes (b) looking at each section (c) including the back row (d) reading with head down
12. 12.🙂 Which expression suits giving the rules of an exam hall? (a) a warm smile (b) a surprised look (c) a serious face
13. 13.🙂 Which expression suits revealing an answer nobody expected? (a) a serious face (b) a surprised look (c) a warm smile
14. 14.True or false: “glancing down, then up” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a few seconds per person (b) glancing down, then up (c) looking out the window (d) including the back row
16. 16.True or false: “eyes on the floor” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: welcoming new students to the school suits a serious face. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🙂 Which expression suits reaching the twist in your story? (a) a warm smile (b) a serious face (c) a surprised look
19. 19.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) looking at each section (b) staring at the slides (c) meeting a few eyes (d) looking around the room
20. 20.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking out the window? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
21. 21.📝 You have notes. How should you use them? (a) read with head down (b) glance down, look up (c) stare only at them (d) hold them over your face
22. 22.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) glancing down, then up (b) looking out the window (c) meeting a few eyes (d) looking around the room
23. 23.True or false: “glancing down, then up” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.👀 In a big hall, how can you make eye contact with everyone? (a) close your eyes (b) look at the floor (c) look at each section (d) look at one person
25. 25.True or false: “staring at the slides” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🙂 Which expression suits talking about families who lost their homes in a flood? (a) a serious face (b) a warm smile (c) a surprised look
27. 27.👀 Good or poor eye contact: watching one friend only? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
28. 28.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) glancing down, then up (c) including the back row (d) a few seconds per person
30. 30.True or false: “looking out the window” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: explaining why plastic harms sea animals suits a serious face. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) reading with head down (b) looking out the window (c) looking at each section (d) staring at the slides
33. 33.True or false: revealing an answer nobody expected suits a surprised look. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “staring at the slides” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🙂 Which expression suits talking about road safety and accidents? (a) a surprised look (b) a warm smile (c) a serious face
36. 36.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) staring at the slides (b) watching one friend only (c) eyes on the floor (d) glancing down, then up
37. 37.🙂 Which expression suits greeting the audience at the start? (a) a warm smile (b) a serious face (c) a surprised look
38. 38.🙂 Which expression suits explaining why plastic harms sea animals? (a) a warm smile (b) a surprised look (c) a serious face
39. 39.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) reading with head down (b) eyes on the floor (c) looking around the room (d) staring at the slides
40. 40.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) eyes on the floor (b) including the back row (c) staring at the slides (d) looking out the window

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