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Can anyone help me with a demonstrative topic?

Asked by smokeweedeveryday (579points) October 11th, 2010

Ok well i have a speech class and last week i did a informative speech. And for next week we have to do a demonstrative speech. So the problem is that i have to clue on what to show them. My teacher gave the class a list of things we can do but i don’t really like them.
Please write with your suggestions.

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lillycoyote's avatar

You could show them how to roll a joint.

crisw's avatar

What are you good at doing?

In middle school (long, long ago!), I did one on dog training, brought my dog and put her through her paces. That was fun.

Tropical_Willie's avatar

Make a paper airplane, or something that can be in your hands while you are in front of the class.

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risingonashes's avatar

http://www.speech-topics-help.com/demonstration-speech-topics.html

Here is a list of 50+ topics and even a little help on how to write it!!

WestRiverrat's avatar

Well, you probably can’t use the one I did in middle school. I demonstrated the proper way to sharpen a skinning knife.

CyanoticWasp's avatar

Here’s 50 potential topics:
http://tinyurl.com/22tlxwj

Here’s another list of 70 (there may be overlap):
http://tinyurl.com/2fg9gno

Perhaps the demonstrative speech that you need to hear is: “How to search google for ‘demonstrative speech’.” Maybe you could write that one…

Jeruba's avatar

Brew tea.
Cut hair.
Paint a face.
Create a web page.
Fold a paper crane.
Construct a small catapult.
Brush your teeth.
Remove and reinstall a bicycle chain.
Trim a cat’s claws.
Fire a slingshot.
Decorate a cake.
Crack a walnut in two neat halves.
Shuffle cards.

WestRiverrat's avatar

GA @Jeruba but check the schools policies before taking the slingshot or catapult. Don’t want to violate the school’s zero tolerance policy on weapons.

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gailcalled's avatar

How to drill through 2000 feet of rock to free entombed minors.
Knit a potholder
Wash exterior windows
Tie a cherry stem into a knot with your tongue
Unhook a bra without looking
French-braid long hair
How to take photos with a non-digital camera
Diagram a sentence
Whip egg whites into a meringue with a whisk, copper bowl, cream of tarter and and elbow grease.

Jeruba's avatar

@WestRiverrat, you’re right. I can’t help thinking how much less fun school (and the world) must be now than it used to be. A few years ago, when I was working for an educational software company, the artists had to put helmets on the drawings of kids before they were allowed to ride bikes in a little animated video.

@CyanoticWasp, that and other beauties can be found right here. Kind of you to notice. The earring too.

josie's avatar

I had the same assignment once. I showed them how to throw a shuriken star. Big hit with the class.

Seaofclouds's avatar

My demonstrative topic in college was “How to survive a zombie attack”. I took it seriously and had a lot of fun with it. My instructor said it was one of the most unique topics she had seen (this was many years ago).

lillycoyote's avatar

@Seaofclouds LOL. And you demonstrated your zombie attack survival strategies and tactics how, exactly?

Seaofclouds's avatar

@lillycoyote I started the presentation by showing a scene from Dawn of the Dead, then I had a power point with different offensive and defensive techniques. I demonstrated how hold, swing, and use different weapons by holding a ruler since I couldn’t actually take weapons in with me.

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smokeweedeveryday's avatar

@lillycoyote : Haha i thought about it. and i asked her if i could do it lowkey but she just gave me a face as if to say “really”..lol

smokeweedeveryday's avatar

@Seaofclouds :oh wow that sounds like fun what did you have to do?

Seaofclouds's avatar

@smokeweedeveryday I described it in a nutshell to @lillycoyote a few posts above.

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