A LESS MISERABLE SPEECH

For Spanish homework, I have to give an oral exposition on a choice-free theme.
I have chosen the 2012 adaptation of Les Misérables.
The only problem I will have will be eye contact. I am shifty-eyed, that is, I can't lock eyes with other people in conversation. In Western culture, this is viewed negatively (but no in other cultures, with belief in the evil eye and/or a strict social hierarchy).
In spite of this relatively minor problem, I hope to do my best.