Public Speaking Worksheet: Eye Contact and Expressions

Public speaking lesson 5: Eye contact and facial expressions · Set 999 · 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.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) meeting a few eyes (b) staring at the ceiling (c) reading with head down (d) eyes on the floor
3. 3.True or false: “meeting a few eyes” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “looking at each section” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “staring at the slides” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.👀 Good or poor eye contact: staring at the slides? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
7. 7.🙂 Which expression suits talking about road safety and accidents? (a) a surprised look (b) a serious face (c) a warm smile
8. 8.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) glancing down, then up (c) staring at the slides (d) eyes on the floor
9. 9.👀 Good or poor eye contact: glancing down, then up? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking around the room (b) a few seconds per person (c) meeting a few eyes (d) eyes on the floor
11. 11.🙂 Which expression suits telling a happy holiday memory? (a) a warm smile (b) a surprised look (c) a serious face
12. 12.True or false: welcoming new students to the school suits a serious face. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: telling a happy holiday memory suits a surprised look. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: welcoming new students to the school suits a warm smile. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.👀 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
16. 16.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) meeting a few eyes (b) looking at each section (c) eyes on the floor (d) looking around the room
17. 17.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking at each section? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
18. 18.👀 Good or poor eye contact: a few seconds per person? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meeting a few eyes (b) including the back row (c) looking at each section (d) looking out the window
20. 20.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) looking out the window (b) a few seconds per person (c) staring at the ceiling (d) watching one friend only
21. 21.👀 Good or poor eye contact: including the back row? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
22. 22.True or false: “looking out the window” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.😊 What does a smile at the start tell the audience? (a) you are angry (b) you are friendly (c) you want to leave (d) you are bored
24. 24.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) watching one friend only (b) staring at the ceiling (c) looking out the window (d) looking around the room
25. 25.📝 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
26. 26.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) a few seconds per person (b) meeting a few eyes (c) glancing down, then up (d) staring at the ceiling
27. 27.True or false: “eyes on the floor” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “eyes on the floor” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🙂 Which expression suits revealing an answer nobody expected? (a) a serious face (b) a warm smile (c) a surprised look
30. 30.True or false: talking about road safety and accidents suits a warm smile. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🙂 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
32. 32.True or false: sharing an amazing fact you just learned suits a serious face. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a few seconds per person (b) looking around the room (c) staring at the slides (d) meeting a few eyes
34. 34.👀 In a big hall, how can you make eye contact with everyone? (a) close your eyes (b) look at one person (c) look at the floor (d) look at each section
35. 35.True or false: reaching the twist in your story suits a surprised look. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking out the window? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
37. 37.👀 Good or poor eye contact: eyes on the floor? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
38. 38.True or false: “looking around the room” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🙂 Which expression suits greeting the audience at the start? (a) a surprised look (b) a serious face (c) a warm smile
40. 40.🙂 Which expression suits giving the rules of an exam hall? (a) a surprised look (b) a warm smile (c) a serious face

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