Demonstration Speech

1. Demonstration Speech

2. What is a Process? • A Process: an organized series of actions that leads to a specific result or product. • Speeches about processes explain: • how something is made • how something is done • how something works • For example: To inform my audience how to write an effective resume.

3. Goal • Your goal should be to have the audience learn a skill. • I want my audience to learn how to…

4. Make It Clear • Don’t overestimate what the audience knows. • You cannot assume your audience will know what you mean. • Be sure to explain everything so thoroughly that it cannot help but be understood. • When you write your speech, consider whether it will be clear to someone who is hearing about the topic for the first time.

5. Simple and Clear • A good speaker can take even the most complex ideas and communicate them clearly and simply. • Anyone can go to a book a find a definition, but to explain something plainly takes hard work and creative thinking.

6. Simple and Clear • Explain things in plain English. • Remember that listeners must understand what you say in the time it takes you to say it.

7. Don’t Use Technical “Jargon” • Jargon: special words or expressions that are used by a particular profession or group and are difficult for others to understand. • Example of computer jargon: BYTE • DOT (Department of Transportation)

8. How to Begin Writing Your Speech • Chronological order: Explain the process step-by-step from beginning to end. • Make sure each step is clear and easy to follow. • If your process has more than five steps, group the steps into units to limit the number of main points.

9. Main Points • Select them carefully • Phrase them precisely • Arrange them strategically • Make sure none of your main points can fall under a broader category. • If you can, condense them into categories.

10. Condense Demonstration: How to take a patient’s temperature Main Points: • Wash your hands • Put on your gloves • Take out your thermometer I. Preparation

11. Before Deciding on a Topic,Ask Yourself… • Does it meet assignment? • Can purpose be accomplished in time? • Is it relevant to audience? • Is it too trivial? • Is it too technical?

12. Visual Aids

13. Speaker • You can use your body as a visual aid. • Examples: performing sign language, magic tricks, exercises • Helps keep the audience involved. • Requires special practice to coordinate your actions with your words. • If your process takes longer than the time given, have a finished product ready to show.

14. PowerPoint • Use photos of you showing the process step-by-step and place them on separate slides. • Keep the text minimal and the photos large.

15. Video • Make sure the video is cued to start exactly where you want it. • Edit the video the precise length. • Video doesn’t take the place of speech. • Don’t use low-resolution video that will be blurry and distorted when projected. • Make sure your clip isn’t too long • No more than 30 seconds • Don’t distract attention away from the speech itself

16. Preparation • Prepare your visual aids in advance to make sure you have time and resources to make creative, attractive aids. • You want to be able to use them while practicing your speech. • Visual aids are only effective when they are integrated smoothly with the rest of the speech.

17. Visual Aid Do’s • Do display visual aid where listeners can see them. • Do display the visual aid only while discussing it. • Do explain your visual aid. • Do practice presenting your speech with your visual aid.

18. Visual Aid Don’ts • Don’t stand where you block the audience’s view of the visual. • Don’t pass your visual aid among the audience. • Don’t break eye contact with your audience while explaining your visual aid. • Don’t wait until the last minute to prepare your visual aid.