Module 1—Defining the Demonstration Speech
Content
· Research has shown that people chunk information using the “magic number 7” +/- 2; however, as a college instructor
of 13 years, I have noticed a decline in Americans attention span, especially college students so I would suggest 3-7 steps instead of the recommended 5-9 steps to explain a process in the demonstration speech.
· A multi-step demonstration speech shows a process of completing a task in 3-7 steps.
· The actual steps will vary based on the students’ speech topics; however, each student should not have less than 3
steps or more than 7 steps.
· Less than 3 steps will make the speech too simplistic for a 5-7 minute demonstration speech.
· More than 7 steps will be too complex for this time frame as well.
· Research has shown that people chunk information using the “magic number 7” +/- 2; however, as a college instructor
of 13 years, I have noticed a decline in Americans attention span, especially college students so I would suggest 3-7 steps instead of the recommended 5-9 steps to explain a process in the demonstration speech.
· A multi-step demonstration speech shows a process of completing a task in 3-7 steps.
· The actual steps will vary based on the students’ speech topics; however, each student should not have less than 3
steps or more than 7 steps.
· Less than 3 steps will make the speech too simplistic for a 5-7 minute demonstration speech.
· More than 7 steps will be too complex for this time frame as well.
Module 2--Describing Pros and Cons of a Speech
Watch the five YouTube demonstration speech videos below and note three pros and three cons of each student's speech.
The students' deliveries are not perfect. (Remember, the "perfect speech" does not exist.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsfQgCK0zao
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RczFwvCkt3c
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZEEQkh-0ak
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOhPQ9f6gL4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4NyIfaPVCM
Be sure to maximize the pros that you listed when you deliver your demonstration speech and avoid or minimize the cons that you listed.
The students' deliveries are not perfect. (Remember, the "perfect speech" does not exist.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsfQgCK0zao
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RczFwvCkt3c
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZEEQkh-0ak
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOhPQ9f6gL4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4NyIfaPVCM
Be sure to maximize the pros that you listed when you deliver your demonstration speech and avoid or minimize the cons that you listed.
Pros and Cons Description
-- Pros are good speech delivery techniques such as effective eye contact, appropriate nonverbal communication,
effective introduction techniques i.e., attention-getter, relating the speech to the audience, and including a thesis
statement, effective conclusion techniques, i.e., restating thesis, summarizing main points, and including a clincher,
speaking extemporaneously from a key word outline, and manipulating supporting materials well.
-- Cons are bad speech delivery techniques are poor eye contact, inappropriate nonverbal communication, apologizing
to the audience, not being preparing, not practicing 4-6 times prior to speech delivery, not having a speech outline,
forgetting other speech materials, weak introductions and conclusions, too many or too few main points, not managing
the speech delivery time wisely, etc.
effective introduction techniques i.e., attention-getter, relating the speech to the audience, and including a thesis
statement, effective conclusion techniques, i.e., restating thesis, summarizing main points, and including a clincher,
speaking extemporaneously from a key word outline, and manipulating supporting materials well.
-- Cons are bad speech delivery techniques are poor eye contact, inappropriate nonverbal communication, apologizing
to the audience, not being preparing, not practicing 4-6 times prior to speech delivery, not having a speech outline,
forgetting other speech materials, weak introductions and conclusions, too many or too few main points, not managing
the speech delivery time wisely, etc.