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