Public Speaking Worksheet: Eye Contact and Expressions

Public speaking lesson 5: Eye contact and facial expressions · Set 981 · 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: watching one friend only? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
2. 2.👀 Good or poor eye contact: staring at the ceiling? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
3. 3.True or false: revealing an answer nobody expected suits a surprised look. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) meeting a few eyes (b) staring at the slides (c) including the back row (d) a few seconds per person
5. 5.👀 Good or poor eye contact: staring at the slides? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
6. 6.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) looking out the window (b) reading with head down (c) meeting a few eyes (d) watching one friend only
7. 7.🙂 Which expression suits telling a happy holiday memory? (a) a surprised look (b) a serious face (c) a warm smile
8. 8.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) eyes on the floor (b) staring at the ceiling (c) a few seconds per person (d) reading with head down
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glancing down, then up (b) a few seconds per person (c) staring at the ceiling (d) including the back row
11. 11.True or false: thanking the chief guest suits a serious face. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: telling a happy holiday memory suits a surprised look. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🐶 Your story ends with a lost puppy found safe. Which face fits? (a) a big smile (b) a bored yawn (c) an angry frown (d) a blank stare
14. 14.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking at each section? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
15. 15.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) looking at each section (b) glancing down, then up (c) looking out the window (d) including the back row
16. 16.True or false: “glancing down, then up” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.👀 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
18. 18.True or false: “including the back row” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking out the window (b) a few seconds per person (c) looking at each section (d) meeting a few eyes
20. 20.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) eyes on the floor (b) staring at the slides (c) looking at each section (d) looking out the window
21. 21.True or false: “staring at the slides” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.😊 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
23. 23.👀 Good or poor eye contact: eyes on the floor? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
24. 24.True or false: “staring at the slides” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking around the room? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
26. 26.👀 In a big hall, how can you make eye contact with everyone? (a) look at one person (b) close your eyes (c) look at each section (d) look at the floor
27. 27.📝 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
28. 28.🙂 Which expression suits reaching the twist in your story? (a) a surprised look (b) a serious face (c) a warm smile
29. 29.True or false: welcoming new students to the school suits a warm smile. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🙂 Which expression suits thanking the chief guest? (a) a serious face (b) a warm smile (c) a surprised look
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) including the back row (b) staring at the slides (c) reading with head down (d) staring at the ceiling
32. 32.True or false: “looking around the room” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “looking at each section” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.👀 Good or poor eye contact: a few seconds per person? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
35. 35.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) watching one friend only (b) staring at the slides (c) staring at the ceiling (d) including the back row
36. 36.🙂 Which expression suits revealing an answer nobody expected? (a) a surprised look (b) a serious face (c) a warm smile
37. 37.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) meeting a few eyes (b) reading with head down (c) a few seconds per person (d) looking at each section
38. 38.🙂 Which expression suits talking about families who lost their homes in a flood? (a) a warm smile (b) a serious face (c) a surprised look
39. 39.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) looking around the room (b) meeting a few eyes (c) looking at each section (d) watching one friend only
40. 40.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) glancing down, then up (b) reading with head down (c) looking out the window (d) watching one friend only

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