Demonstration Speech Ideas
When choosing demonstration speech ideas, the most important consideration is to find something you are comfortable doing.
Giving a demonstration speech can actually be very easy, as long as you've chosen the right topic and you're well prepared. After all, when you give your presentation, your ability to actually perform the activity you are demonstrating to others is rather important!
So what are some excellent ideas for demonstration speeches? In a demonstrative presentation, you show your audience how to do something.
Use Demonstration Speech Ideas That You Have Some Knowledge Of
Think about what special skills you have or what activities you are involved in that might be of interest to others. Determining our gifts might need some time and thought because we tend to undervalue the things we know how to do!
Nevertheless, there's an excellent chance that there's something YOU can do that others can't... even if it's something straightforward, like wrapping a gift with style or folding a napkin to look like a swan!
Some wonderful how-to speech ideas are those that encourage audience participation.
If you can provide the necessary supplies, a great speech project is to teach a craft that all the audience members can practice along with you. Imagine how pleased they would be to carry home an ornament or another decorative item at the end of your presentation.
Still Stuck for Ideas?
If you don't think there is anything special that you are an expert in how to do, think about whether you know a way to do a common task that's either different, more efficient or more fun than the way most people do it.
For example, many people know how to make an apple pie... but perhaps you have a secret ingredient or process you can share. Come to think of it, there are probably about 100 demonstration speech ideas in your kitchen alone, and that's not including making an apple pie!
Demonstration Speech Ideas List
Here's a short list of ideas. Although there may be nothing here that you actually know how to do, perhaps the first word of each line will trigger a plan for you.
Also, check out good demonstration speech topics for a list of 50+ ideas, and how to speech subjects for a list of 100 more.
You can show your audience how to:
- Play an instrument
- Take care of a pet
- Fix an appliance
- Clean a camera
- Pot and care for a plant
- Build a bookshelf or other project
- Prepare your favorite recipe
- Play a game
- Line dance
- Tune a guitar
- Create a scrapbook
- Tie-dye a shirt
Tips for a Perfect Presentation
Once you've chosen your topic, begin to prepare for your speech. It's imperative to gather all the materials and visual aids you'll need, and practice in advance.
If you're demonstrating a process that has many steps and requires some "waiting time" in between them, be sure to bring examples of the project at each stage in the process.
If you've ever watched a cooking show you know what I mean. These demonstrations eliminate some of the time consuming (and less entertaining) elements by merely showing you how the step is performed and then bringing out an example in which that step has already been completed. This shortcut reduces the time and keeps the audience engaged. Also, pre-prepared samples allow you, as the demonstrator, to make sure there are fewer mishaps than when demonstrating the contemporary results.
Hopefully, you've found some excellent demonstration speech ideas here, or the inspiration to come up with your own. With your big idea and adequate preparation and practice, you'll be able to give an expert demonstration for your audience!