Public Speaking Worksheet: Eye Contact and Expressions

Public speaking lesson 5: Eye contact and facial expressions · Set 952 · 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.📝 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
2. 2.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) looking out the window (b) including the back row (c) watching one friend only (d) eyes on the floor
3. 3.True or false: “watching one friend only” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.😊 What does a smile at the start tell the audience? (a) you want to leave (b) you are angry (c) you are friendly (d) you are bored
5. 5.🙂 Which expression suits greeting the audience at the start? (a) a warm smile (b) a serious face (c) a surprised look
6. 6.👀 Good or poor eye contact: a few seconds per person? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
7. 7.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) meeting a few eyes (b) looking at each section (c) a few seconds per person (d) watching one friend only
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching one friend only (b) staring at the slides (c) looking at each section (d) looking out the window
9. 9.True or false: “looking around the room” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eyes on the floor (b) staring at the ceiling (c) a few seconds per person (d) reading with head down
11. 11.👀 Good or poor eye contact: watching one friend only? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
12. 12.🐶 Your story ends with a lost puppy found safe. Which face fits? (a) a bored yawn (b) a blank stare (c) a big smile (d) an angry frown
13. 13.👀 Good or poor eye contact: reading with head down? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
14. 14.True or false: “a few seconds per person” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glancing down, then up (b) including the back row (c) a few seconds per person (d) reading with head down
16. 16.🙂 Which expression suits explaining why plastic harms sea animals? (a) a warm smile (b) a serious face (c) a surprised look
17. 17.True or false: giving the rules of an exam hall suits a serious face. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: reaching the twist in your story suits a surprised look. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) meeting a few eyes (b) looking at each section (c) staring at the slides (d) including the back row
20. 20.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) a few seconds per person (b) looking out the window (c) including the back row (d) glancing down, then up
21. 21.True or false: explaining why plastic harms sea animals suits a surprised look. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) looking out the window (c) glancing down, then up (d) eyes on the floor
23. 23.👀 About how long should you look at one person before moving on? (a) the whole speech (b) a few seconds (c) not at all (d) a few minutes
24. 24.True or false: “including the back row” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glancing down, then up (b) looking around the room (c) eyes on the floor (d) meeting a few eyes
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eyes on the floor (b) looking out the window (c) watching one friend only (d) looking around the room
27. 27.True or false: telling a happy holiday memory suits a surprised look. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.👀 Good or poor eye contact: staring at the ceiling? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
29. 29.True or false: greeting the audience at the start suits a serious face. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🙂 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
31. 31.True or false: talking about families who lost their homes in a flood suits a warm smile. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: explaining why plastic harms sea animals suits a serious face. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) eyes on the floor (b) meeting a few eyes (c) looking out the window (d) staring at the ceiling
34. 34.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) looking at each section (b) glancing down, then up (c) reading with head down (d) looking around the room
35. 35.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking at each section? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
36. 36.👀 Good or poor eye contact: eyes on the floor? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
37. 37.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) eyes on the floor (b) looking around the room (c) reading with head down (d) looking out the window
38. 38.True or false: thanking the chief guest suits a serious face. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “looking at each section” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🙂 Which expression suits sharing an amazing fact you just learned? (a) a surprised look (b) a serious face (c) a warm smile

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