Making a Demonstration Speech
Topic Examples:
STEP
1 :
C hoose
a
t opic.
How
t o
f old
o rigami
What
d o
y ou
w ant
y our
How
t o
c ook
audience
t o
l earn?
W hat
d o
How
t o
s urf
you
w ant
t o
t each
t hem?
How
t o
m ake
s ushi
You
c an
c hoose
a ny
t opic
t hat
y ou’re
How
t o
m ake
t ea
interested
i n
a nd
k now
a bout.
Y ou
w ill
b e
How
t o
b uild
a
b irdhouse
How
t o
b raid
h air
the
e xpert
o f
y our
t opic!
How
t o
m ake
a
l ei
How
t o
s tudy
a broad
STEP
2 :
W hat
a re
y our
s teps?
How
t o
h ave
a
g reat
v acation
Make
a
p lan.
( Step
1 ,
S tep
2 ,
S tep
3 ,
e tc.
.
. )
W rite
y our
s teps
d own
a nd
How
t o
m ake
a n
a irplane
prepare
w hat
y our
w ant
t o
s ay.
R emember
t o
t ell
t he
a udience
w hat
y ou
a re
How
t o
d o
a
d ance
How
t o
going
t o
t each
t hem
i n
t he
b eginning.
T his
i s
y our
i ntroduction.
STEP
3 :
D on’t
f orget
t o
u se
t ransition
w ords.
Transition
w ords
a re
v ery
i mportant
b ecause
t hey
t ell
t he
a udience
w hat
t o
d o
a nd
w hen
t o
d o
i t.
I f
y ou
d on’t
use
t ransition
w ords,
y our
d emonstration
w ill
b e
v ery
c onfusing.
STEP
4 :
B e
s ure
t o
e xplain
d ifficult
v ocabulary.
STEP
5 :
P ractice,
P ractice,
P ractice!
STEP
1
STEP
6 :
M ake
a
g reat
s peech!
Remember
t o
u se
e ye
c ontact,
s tand
u p
s traight,
u se
a
l oud
v oice,
s peak
s lowly,
a nd
u se
v isual
a id
o r
h and
g estures
t o
m ake
y our
s peech
e asier
t o
u nderstand.
Topic:
STEP
1
STEP
6
STEP
4
STEP
2
STEP
5
STEP
3
Matthew
B arbee,
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