Presentation    Skills

IMPROMPTU  SPEAKING 

  TOPIC:  HOW   DOES   IT   WORK ?

For this impromptu speaking exercise, please select a moderately-complex device or process and describe the way it works
(or describe steps in the procedure) to our group in five minutes.

Your introduction should observe the key elements of an introduction

( http://worldtraining.net/intros.htm )  and  the body should make effective
 use of transitions. ( http://worldtraining.net/transit.gif ) 

If after rehearsing, you realize that you require more than five minutes,
 you may have selected an overly complex item or procedure – or you
may need to do more summarizing.  Also, you may decide that you simply
do not know anything worthwhile enough to demonstrate to your classmates. 

Usually, people underestimate their own skills and resources that could be
shared with others. The ideal topic is one that you are passionate about already or
is so interesting that you can find reasons to fake the enthusiasm required for an
 effective performance.

A useful topic could be some skill or expertise learned as a team player, long-time enthusiast ,
or employee; the fact that someone will pay you for your experience satisfies the
credibility requirement  in our consumer culture.

Another suitable source derives from sports or other hobby pursuits with some
restrictions due to logistics. For example, the topic, “learn to swim,” would not
 be a suitable topic choice for you (even if you were on the swimming team) as
 we can not take our class to the pool.

If after careful analysis you do not know what to select for a topic, find
 something  (scroll down page on some browsers) to learn right now that
you can demonstrate to our class in five minutes. Be sure you reserve this topic
as someone else might also learn something new just like you chose.
Email me ASAP to reserve your choice.

Get started immediately. The deadline is just a few weeks away and part
of your overall evaluation will be how you deal with deadlines.

Most people who receive low grades for this assignment tend to be
 people who chose their topic too late, people who sound like they are reluctant to do
 the assignment,  or chose not wisely. Find something you can be enthusiastic about or one that you can fake enthusiasm for.

[ “The secret of acting is sincerity. If you can fake that, you've got it made.” George Burns ]

How To Topic Suggestions:

Some seemingly difficult topics that have met the prescribed limit:

How to tie a necktie or cravat (usually the half and full Windsor knot)

How to Make A Smoothie, OR Virgin Mary (a bloody Mary w/o the alcohol!) Pina Colada, Mojito
(amplify benefits of the ingredients for drink and blender if required) discuss temperance

How to create the Two most useful knots

MORE “How To”:

to fix a flat tire – you need to get a scissors jack and handle at least

to register for voting  --   get forms and explain “reasons why” as well as basic info such as where voting occurs and registration functions

to make an origami swan, crane, etc. from paper (choose only one) --  use 8x11 sheet of typing paper cut to 8.5x8.5; get ONE VERY large sheet (such as from a flip chart) and cut into a square; pre-fold swan or crane to form creases

to play the game of tennis – requires a racket and ball at a minimum. (don’t forget to explain “love”)

to snowboard : a snow board

to play golf: 3 basic clubs; I have the plastic Whiffle golf ball
(if you know the basics and remember to amplify the business benefits of golf)

to play volley ball: get a volleyball !

to play handball – the quintessential New Yorker sport. You can learn to play this quickly!

to play badminton (don’t forget to explain “shuttlecock”)

to play soccer

to play cricket

to play basketball (don’t forget to explain origin of the term “basket-ball”)

to perform CPR: dummy and mask 

to take blood pressure (requires props such as  sphygmomanometer)

to dress for an interview (male and female business suits - find a willing prop “partner”)
AKA – google meme “Dress for Success”

to manage a formal business dinner (aim for a career where you expect
 to attend a formal dinner -  this includes sports award events)

to drive a stick shift car; using a small plunger and tennis ball for stick .

to dance (waltz - basic box step) Many formal dinners and weddings are followed by dancing in the evening

to change a baby's diaper (you must use a baby doll or stuffed animal – no babies allowed!)

to order dim-sum without looking like a tourist (you must summarize and localize info)

to play poker Five Card Draw or Texas Hold’em Note http:worldtraining.net/poker.html for legal defense. Benefit: You can learn about the need to manage your “tells” (inadvertent body language signs that betray your overt negotiating strategy) (only mistakenly named “game of chance” permitted as it involves negotiating skills rather than blind luck;  if you choose this topic you must relate benefits to negotiating skills for business)

Still no ideas???

A good place to find ideas for a demonstration speech is  http://www.ehow.com/  . More potential resources listed after the checklist below. This web site gives you step-by-step
 instructions in many areas.  Note that some topics are unsuitable for
our course objectives or unworkable for logistical reasons.

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HINTS: Submit your How To selection first. Also avoid an overly complicated choice.
Rehearse and take  notes on the steps required.

Demonstration Speech Checklist

 Check all items that were accomplished effectively.

Introduction (For more advice: http://worldtraining.net/intro2.htm )

1. Were your purpose and central idea clear?

2. Were they appropriate for this assignment?

3. Was the topic interesting?

4. Was there an attention getter?

Body

 1. Did the speaker have the necessary materials to demonstrate the process?

2. Were the materials used in the demonstration large enough to be seen clearly
 by everyone in the audience?

3. Did the demonstrator show expertise with the process?

4. Did the speech follow a time order?

5. If not, was the order appropriate for a process demonstration?

6. Were there discernible, distinguishable, and enumerated steps in the process?

7. Was the language ___clear? ___ vivid? ___      emphatic? ___ appropriate?

8. Was the speech delivered ___ enthusiastically?  ___with good eye contact? ___
Extemporaneously? ___  with appropriate vocal variety and emphasis?  ___ with effective bodily action?

Conclusion

 1. Did the conclusion tie the speech together and restate the specific purpose and central idea? Keyterm: RECAP or recapitulation

2. Evaluate the speech as (check one) ___excellent   ___ good, ___average, ___fair, ___poor.

OTHER RESOURCES POTENTIALLY SUITABLE
FOR DEMONSTRATION

N.B : This is a google search dump: Some  links may be dead.  [CAVEAT! ] Many of these will NOT be suitable for classroom demo . . . 
Your Choice Must Be Approved by me first.

1. Demonstrative Speech Topics: What Are Some Good Demonstration ...www.speechmastery.com/demonstrative-speech-topics.html‎
Education Demonstrative Speech Topics.  

2. Demonstration Speech Topics: 100 + demonstrative or 'how to ...www.write-out-loud.com/demonstration-speech-topics.html‎
100 + demonstration speech topics: plus how to develop and deliver a ... take control of your personal finances; buy a house; choose a college; decide what ...

3. Demonstration Speech Ideas on Pinterest | 206 Pinshttps://www.pinterest.com/jentop/demonstration-speech-ideas/
Pins about Demonstration Speech Ideas hand-picked by Pinner Jennifer Topliff ... Upholstered Crate Seating and Storage {Benches} college dorm furniture ...

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 5. Mr. McLaughlin's Classes: Demonstration Speech Topic http://mclaughlinsclass.blogspot.com/2007/10/demonstration-speech-topic-selection.html

Oct 26, 2008 – The goals of your demonstration speech could be: to demonstrate a process and give the audience information while using visual aids; or to ...

 6. Demonstration Speech Topics - Write Out Loud           www.write-out-loud.com/demonstration-speech-topics.html

100 + demonstration speech topics to kick-start your creativity. Choose your topic and then use the links to prepare & deliver a successful demonstration or 'how ...

7. Good Demonstration Speech Topics for Your How To Speeches

www.best-speech-topics.com/good-demonstration-speech-topics.html

70 good demonstration speech topics to use for your how to and demonstration speeches plus demonstration speech ideas and more how to topics for you to ...

8. Demonstrative Speech Topics: What Are Some Good Demonstration ...

www.speechmastery.com/demonstrative-speech-topics.html

Demonstrative Speech Topics: a list, some with links to more information.

 9. Demonstration Speech Topics - Afraid of Speaking a Speech

www.afraid-of-speaking-a-speech.com/demonstrationspeechtopics.html

10. www.sanjuan.edu/webpages/mikeberry/speech.cfm?subpage=66000

As long as you are able to present the steps of the demonstration or process speech topics. Start with one of these example phrases for setting up demonstrative ...