Demonstrative Speech Topics

Demonstrative speech topics and speeches are judged more on their form and style of delivery rather than on their content. So to create this type of speech you need to feel confident about your topic and having a certain amount of passion about it will definitely help as well.

First thing to do is make a list of what your favorite things to do are. You can probably get a lot of great demonstrative speech topic ideas by doing this. You also need to know who your audience is. You need to take into account what they may be interested in learning how to do.

For instance, you wouldn't want to do a speech on how to make a spanish coffee if you are speaking to members of AA!

Here are some lead ins for coming up with demonstrative speech topics:

1. How to create...
2. How (something) is made
3. How to properly use...
4. How to build...
5. How (something) works
6. How to fix...

Examples:

1. How to create a home-made flytrap.
2. How is perfume made.
3. How to properly use a curling iron.
4. How to build your own solar panel.
5. How does VOIP work.
6. How to fix a cell phone screen.

Once you've chosen your topic you'll want to write in one sentence what it is you are going to be demonstrating to your audience and why you chose this particular topic. So if you've chosen to speak on Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) then you might choose to start off with:

Today I will be demonstrating how VOIP works. I believe it is important to understand as this seems to be the wave of the future in telecommunications.

In a demonstration speech, you must use visual aids. If you don't then it really isn't a demonstrative speech at all but an informative one. You can use whatever aid you like and more than one if it will help you to show exactly how to accomplish what you are demonstrating.

Staying with the VOIP topics, you could bring in a laptop and clearly show how to setup SKYPE and have someone in the audience that you can call once you've finished setting the application up. You could also use a power point presentation that clearly outlines the steps to take in order to walk your audience through each step.

The finishing touch on this VOIP speech could be you summarizing your speech while talking to the person you've planted in the audience to receive your call.
You could also have someone from the audience come onstage and make the call if you want more audience involvement.

All in all, demonstrative speech topics are some of my favorites topics to speak on as I can choose something that I am passionate about and can share with the audience.

Have fun with your next demonstrative speech!

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