Public Speaking Worksheet: Eye Contact and Expressions

Public speaking lesson 5: Eye contact and facial expressions · Set 972 · 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.👀 About how long should you look at one person before moving on? (a) the whole speech (b) a few minutes (c) not at all (d) a few seconds
2. 2.🙂 Which expression suits explaining why plastic harms sea animals? (a) a warm smile (b) a serious face (c) a surprised look
3. 3.True or false: talking about families who lost their homes in a flood suits a serious face. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.😊 What does a smile at the start tell the audience? (a) you are angry (b) you are friendly (c) you are bored (d) you want to leave
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking around the room (b) watching one friend only (c) reading with head down (d) staring at the ceiling
6. 6.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) meeting a few eyes (b) staring at the slides (c) glancing down, then up (d) looking at each section
7. 7.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking at each section? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
8. 8.🙂 Which expression suits revealing an answer nobody expected? (a) a serious face (b) a warm smile (c) a surprised look
9. 9.🙂 Which expression suits thanking the chief guest? (a) a serious face (b) a warm smile (c) a surprised look
10. 10.True or false: reaching the twist in your story suits a warm smile. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “including the back row” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) reading with head down (b) including the back row (c) staring at the slides (d) watching one friend only
13. 13.True or false: “a few seconds per person” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: greeting the audience at the start suits a surprised look. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.👀 Good or poor eye contact: watching one friend only? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
16. 16.True or false: thanking the chief guest suits a serious face. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.👀 Good or poor eye contact: eyes on the floor? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
18. 18.🙂 Which expression suits talking about road safety and accidents? (a) a surprised look (b) a warm smile (c) a serious face
19. 19.👀 Good or poor eye contact: staring at the ceiling? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
20. 20.👀 Good or poor eye contact: reading with head down? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
21. 21.🙂 Which expression suits telling a happy holiday memory? (a) a surprised look (b) a warm smile (c) a serious face
22. 22.True or false: “looking out the window” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.👀 In a big hall, how can you make eye contact with everyone? (a) close your eyes (b) look at one person (c) look at each section (d) look at the floor
24. 24.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) glancing down, then up (b) looking around the room (c) watching one friend only (d) meeting a few eyes
25. 25.True or false: giving the rules of an exam hall suits a serious face. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) staring at the slides (b) staring at the ceiling (c) meeting a few eyes (d) eyes on the floor
27. 27.🙂 Which expression suits welcoming new students to the school? (a) a surprised look (b) a warm smile (c) a serious face
28. 28.True or false: “reading with head down” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) glancing down, then up (b) staring at the slides (c) reading with head down (d) looking out the window
30. 30.👀 Good or poor eye contact: meeting a few eyes? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
31. 31.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: thanking the chief guest suits a warm smile. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.👀 Good or poor eye contact: a few seconds per person? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
34. 34.📝 You have notes. How should you use them? (a) read with head down (b) stare only at them (c) glance down, look up (d) hold them over your face
35. 35.True or false: “meeting a few eyes” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🐶 Your story ends with a lost puppy found safe. Which face fits? (a) an angry frown (b) a big smile (c) a bored yawn (d) a blank stare
37. 37.True or false: “watching one friend only” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking at each section (b) including the back row (c) a few seconds per person (d) watching one friend only
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading with head down (b) meeting a few eyes (c) a few seconds per person (d) including the back row
40. 40.🙂 Which expression suits giving the rules of an exam hall? (a) a warm smile (b) a serious face (c) a surprised look

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