The demonstration speech
In this blog we talk about:
- Definition of an Demonstration speech?
- Types of Demonstration speech.
- How can you give Demonstration speech?
- Tips on giving an Demonstration speech.
- Example of Demonstration speech.
What is the demonstration speech?
An informative speech intended to teach and audience how something work or how to do something
Types of demonstration speeches
How to do a demonstration speech
The four types of demonstration speech —
• How something works
• How something is made
• How something is done
• How something happens
• How to do a demonstration speech?
• Choose a good topic
• Review the situation
• Location, facility, purpose
• Time limit everything — takes longer than you think
• Topic limitations (imposed by self or others)
• Review what you know and are interested in
• Assess audience knowledge and interest
• Assess availability of Aids and resources
• Choose a good topic
• Develop a logical outline
Example organizations : cartoons
Purpose : to explain the process of creating a comic strip.
I. Designing a comic strip
II. Drawing a comic strip
III. Producing a comic strip
Purpose : to teach my audience how to draw cartoon character.
I. Drawing the head
II. Drawing the upper body
III. Drawing the lower body
Purpose : to inform my audience about cartooning.
I. Importance / value of topic
II. Materials needed
III. Steps in drawing
Consider this approach:
• Intro… Preview
• Body
I. Understanding of importance, relevance, when this might be appropriate / useful
II. What you need (tools and materials)
III. Process (how to do it).
IV. Unstated : now you/ we will do it
• Conclusion (with summary)
Important
• Begin with the end in mind
• Orient your audience : describe the big picture
• Explain why things are done
• Don’t forget to mention safety shoes (if they apply)
• Choose a good topic
• Developer logical outline
• Prepare ,practice with , and bring the appropriate audio /visual AIDS
• Practice so you can deliver the speech effectively
• Be prepared to answer questions
Look out for :
• Big Silences
• Long details and complex details or terms
• Aids are short and soft
Consider for a good grade !
• Does your audience have a clear understanding of :
1. The topic area?
2. The importance/ value of knowing this information?
• Do they have a clear understanding of the required materials?
• Are the procedural steps logical?
• Do the presentation add clarify the process?
• demonstration speech topics ideas
• Picking a topic is where most people get stuck.
• Read on to find out how to write a democratization speech and interesting demonstration speech topics ideas.
• Create a Halloween mask.
• Fix a flat tyre.
• Clean your car.
• Make a cocktail.
• Eating really fast
• Making someone or yourself faint.
• Doing self- defence