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Demonstration Speech
You will present a demonstration speech to the class.
Requirements:

1. Time: 4-6 minutes. demonstrate: v. To show

2. You will SHOW us how to DO something. In clearly.
order
to show us, you will need to bring in any props or
visual aids. You will need to write an introduction,
outline the steps of how to do whatever it is you are teaching us, and write a
conclusion.
3. Since you need to WRITE a good speech and then PRESENT a good speech,
PREPARATION and PRACTICE are the main things to focus on.

A speech to demonstrate shows and tells us the information. Demonstration

speeches are quite common. Many television shows include demonstrations.
Cooking, craft, gardening, home repair, and building shows usually include
demonstrations.
reinforce: v. To give more
force or effectiveness to;
Most demonstrations present the steps in a
strengthen.
process. The steps show a sequence of events in
order of how you do them. First you do this, second you do that, etc.

Demonstration speeches are often effective because of reinforcement. The audience

hears the words, and the words
are reinforced by what they see.

Demonstration speeches are often the most fun of any type of speech. They can be
fun to do and fun to watch. Many speakers also believe that demonstration speeches
are easier. First, the audience usually has its attention focused on the visual aids
rather than on the speaker. As a result, the speaker feels more comfortable. Also,
the visual aids help remind the speaker what comes next in the speech.
visual aid: n. Whatever the
All demonstrations use visual aids. Commonly audience sees during a
used visual aids include charts, graphs, maps, speech.
pictures, etc. Objects are also good visual aids. In
demonstrating how to bake a cake
or make cookies, the ingredients, bowls, pans, and so forth all become visual aids.
The speaker may become a visual aid when s/he show how to do something like
dance, throw a football, or lead a cheer.

Remember, the visual aid is not more important than the speech. The speech should
always be the major concern. The visual aid is there only to help and support the
speech.
The topic of the speech should fit the audience and not be too simple or too
complicated.

Demonstrations often require more rehearsal than other types of speeches. The
speaker needs to make sure the audience can see the visual aids, the visual aids are
large enough to be seen, and they are all working properly. The speaker also needs
to rehearse with the visual aids to lessen the chance of anything going wrong. It is
embarrassing if the visual aid does not work properly. Problems lessen with practice,
but the speaker should be prepared with another plan if the visual aid does not work.
Name _______________________________
Period _______

Grading Rubric
Daily Grade:

In addition to your performance grade, you will receive a daily grade based
on your participation and completion of this packet. Each day you will
receive a (worth 2 points), a  (worth 1 point), or a – (worth 0 points).
These points add up quickly, so be sure to make use of your in class time!

Demonstration Speech Timeline

Step 1 – Writing an Introduction. Be sure to include an attention grabber!
This would also be a GREAT place to incorporate your history/origin
and interesting facts research.

Step 2 – Organizing Steps

Step 3 – Writing a Conclusion. Be sure to have a big finish!

Step 4 – Outline your entire speech

Step 5 – Props. Make a list of what props you need.

Step 6 – Rehearsal and Speech Feedback.

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Name _______________________________
Period _______

Step 1: Writing an Introduction

Your introduction should include an attention grabber, preview and end with
a sum-up sentence.

Attention grabbers: story, humor/joke, question, quote, action, controversial

statement, and interesting fact/statistic.

In the space below, write your introduction. WICS!

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Period _______

Step 2: Organizing Your Steps

A demonstration speech is organized in a chronological: adj.
chronological fashion. When you teach your Arranged in the order of
audience how to do something, the most logical occurrence. What
way is in steps. What happens first? What happens happens first? What
second? Etc? On this page, write out the steps for happens second?
your speech. Use the back of this page if you need
more space.

Step What happens?

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Step 5

Step 6

Step 7

Step 8

Step 9

Step
10

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Step 3: Writing a Conclusion

Your conclusion should include a sum-up sentence, review, and big finish.

Big finishes: attention grabber or challenge.

In the space below, write your conclusion. WICS!

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Period _______

Step 4: Outline
Please note that this outline formate is a SUGGESTED format. If you need to add more
lines/details, please do so! What is important is that you follow the proper format for Letters and
numbering (I, II, III...A. B. C....ect)

______________________________________________
Title
I. Introduction:

A. Hook: _______________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

B. Preview: ____________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

C. Sum-Up Sentence: ______________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

II. Body (no sentence)

A. History/Origin Topic Sentence:___________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

1. _________________________________________________________________

2. _________________________________________________________________

3. _________________________________________________________________

4. _________________________________________________________________

5. _________________________________________________________________

6. _________________________________________________________________

B. How-To Topic Sentence: ________________________________________________

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_______________________________________________________________________

1. Step 1: ___________________________________________________________

2. Step 2: ___________________________________________________________

(Continue How-To Steps)

3. Step 3: ___________________________________________________________

4. Step 4: ___________________________________________________________

5. Step 5: ___________________________________________________________

6. Step 6: ___________________________________________________________

7. Step 7: ___________________________________________________________

8. Step 8: ___________________________________________________________

C. Interesting Facts Topic Sentence: __________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________
_

1. _________________________________________________________________

2. _________________________________________________________________

3. _________________________________________________________________

4. _________________________________________________________________

5. _________________________________________________________________

6. _________________________________________________________________

III. Conclusion Sum-Up Sentence: _________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________

A. Review_____________________________________________________________

1. __________________________________________________________________

2. __________________________________________________________________

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3. __________________________________________________________________

B. Big
prop: n. Handheld item
used in a performance.
Short for “property.”
Finish:____________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

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Step 5: Props
Because you will be showing us how to do something, you need to actually
DO it in front of us. That means you will need to bring props. Take time to list
out what you need.

Who is responsible for bringing

Prop it?

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Step 6: Rehearsal and Speech Feedback

Practicing your speech is vitally important to presenting a good speech. If
you don’t practice it, your speech will suffer. Today, you need to watch
someone else’s speech and give them feedback. Then, they need to watch
you and give you feedback. Be sure to share your ideas and suggestions with
each other!!

I watched _____________________________________________________’s speech.

Three things I really liked about the speech are:

1.

2.

3.

Three things that need to be worked on are:

1.

2.

3.

_____________________________________________________ watched my speech.

Three things s/he really liked about my speech are:

1.

2.

3.

Three things that I need to work on are:

1.

2.

3.

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Tips for a Successful Demonstration

Speech
1. Have all your props ready. On the day of your speech, bring your props
to your teacher's room first thing in the morning.

2. Prepare all of the parts of your visual aid ahead of time. Label
EVERYTHING with your name!

3. If you forget something, have a back-up plan.

4. If you are going to demonstrate cooking something, remember that we

don’t have a stove or oven in the classroom. So, you can either do a
swap-out (show us how to make the thing and then swap it out for one
you already made, e.g. mix up the brownie dough and pour it into a pan
then bring out another pan of already cooked brownies), or you can
bring in an electric grill (like a George Foreman grill) and cook something
in class.

5. Memorize your speech as much as possible. It’s really hard to

demonstrate something while holding a script.

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