Public Speaking Worksheet: Eye Contact and Expressions

Public speaking lesson 5: Eye contact and facial expressions · Set 984 · 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: eyes on the floor? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
2. 2.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) reading with head down (c) looking at each section (d) looking out the window
3. 3.True or false: “eyes on the floor” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meeting a few eyes (b) staring at the slides (c) eyes on the floor (d) reading with head down
5. 5.True or false: reaching the twist in your story suits a warm smile. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🙂 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
7. 7.👀 Good or poor eye contact: reading with head down? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glancing down, then up (b) including the back row (c) looking around the room (d) reading with head down
9. 9.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) looking out the window (b) a few seconds per person (c) watching one friend only (d) staring at the ceiling
10. 10.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) including the back row (b) eyes on the floor (c) meeting a few eyes (d) looking around the room
11. 11.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.👀 Good or poor eye contact: including the back row? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
13. 13.🐶 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
14. 14.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) eyes on the floor (b) including the back row (c) staring at the ceiling (d) watching one friend only
15. 15.👀 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
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking around the room (b) a few seconds per person (c) glancing down, then up (d) looking out the window
17. 17.True or false: “meeting a few eyes” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking around the room? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking at each section (b) a few seconds per person (c) including the back row (d) staring at the ceiling
20. 20.True or false: “looking around the room” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.👀 About how long should you look at one person before moving on? (a) a few minutes (b) not at all (c) the whole speech (d) a few seconds
22. 22.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) staring at the slides (b) a few seconds per person (c) including the back row (d) meeting a few eyes
23. 23.True or false: “including the back row” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📝 You have notes. How should you use them? (a) stare only at them (b) read with head down (c) glance down, look up (d) hold them over your face
25. 25.True or false: “watching one friend only” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “a few seconds per person” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking out the window (b) staring at the slides (c) glancing down, then up (d) watching one friend only
28. 28.👀 Good or poor eye contact: meeting a few eyes? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
29. 29.👀 Good or poor eye contact: staring at the slides? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking at each section (b) staring at the slides (c) looking around the room (d) a few seconds per person
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.👀 Good or poor eye contact: a few seconds per person? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking around the room (b) eyes on the floor (c) looking out the window (d) staring at the ceiling
34. 34.True or false: “looking at each section” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.😊 What does a smile at the start tell the audience? (a) you are angry (b) you are bored (c) you are friendly (d) you want to leave
36. 36.True or false: “meeting a few eyes” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: greeting the audience at the start suits a warm smile. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🙂 Which expression suits thanking the chief guest? (a) a warm smile (b) a surprised look (c) a serious face
39. 39.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking out the window? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
40. 40.True or false: revealing an answer nobody expected suits a surprised look. (a) True (b) False

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