Transcript Demonstration Speeches - Blue Ridge Christian School

Demonstration Speeches
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Demonstration Speeches have three parts:
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Introduction
Body
Conclusion
Demonstration Speeches
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Demonstration Speeches have three parts:
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Introduction
Body
Conclusion
Introduction
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The introduction should be:
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Brief and to-the-point
Include:
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Attention Getters
Purpose statement
Audience Adaptation
Credibility statement
Preview
Transition to body
Demonstration speeches
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Provides answers to the question “How do you
do that?”
Also known as “how to” speech
Type of informative speech
Demonstration Speeches
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A demonstration speech would be appropriate if
you were going to speak on topics such as
making sushi, repairing a lamp, cutting hair,
showing how a vacuum cleaner works, etc.
How to save a drowning senior?
Attention Getter and Memorable Close
Even though you are showing
the audience how to do
something, you still
need an enticing attention
getter and a memorable
close.
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Preparing Your Speech
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Required steps or stages
What comes first?
What’s absolutely essential?
Which step is the easiest?
Which step is the hardest?
What does the audience already know how to do?
Where will the audience be most likely to get
confused?
Which step takes the most time?
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Which take very little time?
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Organizing a Demonstration Speech
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Organize steps in order
clarify and simplify difficult steps
Think about the physical space of the room
Don’t forget to put staging directions on your
index cards or outline.
Demonstration Speeches
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Make sure you choose a topic that is narrow
enough that you can actually demonstrate it in
5-7 minutes.
Audience Participation
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Only use audience participation that is practiced
ahead of time or is highly controlled.
Don’t Assume You Know
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Just because you are demonstrating something
you know how to do… doesn’t mean you can
automatically explain it to an audience.
Visual Aid
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What actual objects will you need?
What gaps will you need to fill in?
Practice working with your props.
Abstract versus Concrete
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Abstract Topics: Challenge is to make it visual.
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How to Sing a song
How to get a traffic ticket reduced
How to buy a car
Concrete Topics: Challenge is to make it new
and different.
Two Audience questions
Why should I care?
 Why should I believe
you?
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Condensing Time
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Prepare several different versions of items at
different point in the process
• TODAY DEMONSTRATION
Memory of the Steps is Key
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Rehearsal is one of the keys to delivering an
effective demonstration speech.
Past Student Speeches
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How to make brownies
how to play a song on a guitar
making ice cream
how to braid hair
choosing a pet
making a piñata
taking your solo flights
Past Student Speeches
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How to organize a surprise party
how to build a bird house
how to make a wedding cake
magic tricks
using sign language
sharing the gospel with puppets
soccer strategies