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Demonstration Speech Name __________________

What’s the root word of demonstration? ____________________

A demonstration speech shows how to make something, how to do something, or how something works. It’s also known as a process speech or a “how-to speech.”

1. Demonstrate something that you do well. Let your hands work automatically.

2. Organize the steps in the process you are demonstrating. Do the job one step at a time, pause between steps, and speak slowly enough for your audience to follow.

3. Make sure that everyone can see what you are doing.

4. Speak with authority. (You’re the expert!)

5. Use props (wherever possible) to help you demonstrate. However, in certain cases, you may simply pantomime the steps. Either bring the item you’re demonstrating to class, bring a chart, make a poster, write on the board, etc.—just make sure that you have some type of visual aid.

6. After you pick your topic, write an outline and practice your speech. Practice is the key to success! If possible, try to get the class to participate in your demonstration.

7. This speech must be at least 3 minutes long. Some speeches may be so involved that they might take half or all of a period! That’s fine!

SUGGESTED TOPICS:

NOTE: Please do not choose a topic that involves hot grease/oil. Pick something that could be demonstrated in the classroom or in the parking lot. In some speeches, you can act out/pantomime the steps since it wouldn’t work to physically do them (like water skiing!) You also have the option of using pictures to show the steps in progress.

How to:

Clean a fish Clean a duck Catch a fish

Apply makeup Change a tire Defend yourself Wash a car

Change oil in car Tune a guitar How to serve a volleyball Tie shoes

Make cheesecake Use a phone card Program a cell phone Write a resume

Change a diaper Make homemade ice cream Write a poem

Bake a cake Make hot fudge sundaes Make banana splits Decorate a cake

Tango Do the Worm (dance) Memorize movies Do a cartwheel

Make a dream catcher Do a lay-up Do a hook shot Make a salad

Hit a homerun Stay out of trouble Plant flowers Stencil

Feather paint Paint a wall Mow a lawn Waltz

Paint fingernails Make wojapi Make cheesecake Dissect a frog

Make cookies Make a dip Shoot a free throw Make caramels

Clean a room French braid Curl hair Water ski

Put in contacts Make French toast Make pancakes Plan a surprise party

Rope a cow Make a pinch pot Bead Build a screen porch

Build a birdhouse Build a bridge Make a bird feeder Shear a sheep

Saddle a horse Cut hair Groom a dog Dye Easter eggs

Hand off a baton Put up the volleyball net Make a pop-up book Diet sensibly

Make Orange Julius Plan a garden Build an end table Arrange flowers

Make homemade pizza Fold a flag properly Tie a square knot Braid hitch knots

Crochet Knit Landscape a yard Apply for college

Drive a manual transmission Dye your hair Play a musical instrument

Design a Prom dress Take good pictures Assemble furniture Roller blade

Mix paints Do a football play Make an arrowhead Eat with chopsticks

Give a perm Indian dance Macramé Design a ribbon shirt

Make a star quilt Make a key chain Wrestle Sew on a button

Do a cheer Repot a plant Play a card game Make something out of clay Play tennis Write a thank you note Plant a tree Write a business letter

Lay out a yearbook page Play chess Use a compass Study for tests

Placekick Play racquetball Paint a car Shop for shoes

Snow ski Snowshoe Fold napkins Make whole-wheat bread

Build a doghouse Make paper flowers Build a theatre set Build a bookcase

Make pottery Tie fishing flies Build a deck Build a dollhouse

Make a canoe Do origami Organize an auction Plant soybeans/corn

Do Power Point program Do Excel program Draw a dog/cat/horse Clean a motor

Give a speech Make doughnuts Make fruit pizza Cut someone’s hair

Balance your checkbook Play a drum cadence Play the drum set Complete a job application

Another option is to explain how something works, such as a

Washing machine Computer Helicopter Camera

Cuckoo clock Telephone Radio Drawbridge

Sewing machine Television Airplane

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