Transcript Demonstration Speeches

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A good demonstration speech teaches.
The audience, through listening, watching, or
participating learns something new.
As the speaker, you take them through a
process of “show and tell.”
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Who is your audience? What will be of interest
to them.
Ask yourself, “Why does my audience need to
listen to my speech? What will they gain from
it?”
If you were a member of the audience, would
your topic appeal to you?
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Can my topic be broken down into easily
followed sequential steps? If your answer is
no, think about your topic again.
Can the topic adapt to fit the setting for the
speech?
Is this topic something I’m passionate about
or genuinely interested in? Remember: your
enthusiasm or lack of it communicates
directly to your audience. It bypasses your
words and shows in your body language.
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Planning and Preparation: The goal is to
successfully teach a process or skill.
As with every good speech, you will have an
introduction in which you tell the audience what
they are going to learn, why they will benefit
from learning it, and why you chose the topic.
You will have the body of your speech which is
the actual demonstration.
You will also have the conclusion where you
summarize what it is that has been learned, and
you reinforce its benefits (what was learned).
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You want to focus on the logical steps needed
to achieve your purpose.
What does the audience need to know about
each step?
What will make it easier to understand?
Do they need to see it?
Do they need to do it?
Do you need to include every step or can you
safely eliminate steps or put steps together.
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Ask yourself the following questions:
Are the steps in the process logical?
Are my instructions or explanations clear?
Is it interesting, amusing, and/or effective?
What do I need to do to improve?
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Do not write your speech out word for word!
You may use your index cards and refer to
them if you need to!
Practice, practice, and practice! Practice helps
you identify your problems and fix them
before you present.
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Choose a process you know well.
Name the steps and arrange them in the right
sequence.
Now add information about each of the steps;
for practice sake, expand each step into a
sentence, a paragraph, or a few paragraphs.
After you have done this, add an introduction
and a conclusion.
Become familiar with what you have written
and then demonstrate the information to a
classmate.
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5-7 Minutes
Must have multiple and appropriate visual
aids
Outlines are due on Wednesday, January 27.