What's a good topic for a demonstration speech?
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Demonstrate something you know well.  I had a student who demonstrated how to put on makeup without a mirror.  She was GOOD at it.  The class loved it and so did I.  Go with your strengths, make sure it is something that can be seen.  If you have a computer and video feed you could demonstrate a million things with gaming, downloading, installing software, researching etc.  When all else fails demonstrate how to clean the classroom.  Make it fun for all the students but get the whole room involved, just like your preschool teacher did.  You will demonstrate something the teacher will love and appreciate.
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When i took speech last semester, I did my persuasive speech on 'Batman: Greatest Superhero of All Time' \n\nCould insert a different superhero if you don't like Batman- but my speech teacher LOVED this topic. \n\nI have a friend who (this semester) did hers, trying to convince ppl that Star Wars is a religion. I know, its nerdy, but people liked it because it was a nice change of pace.
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Reading books (some have little chips now)\nGreeting cards (some have little chips now)\nPin-hole camera (cameras with chips)\nClocks/watches\nWeight scales (digital)\n\nYou can surf the internet to get images which can be included in your slides.\n\nTo have a great presentation you need to address the following:\n\n1) Do not have too much information on a slide. You want a person to look at a slide and get a general idea so that when you expand on the idea using speech they are not distracted by reading lots of information from the slide at the same time.\n\n2) Make it interesting and keep it simple (one idea, one slide) - One-liner jokes are good but you have to be careful you dont offend anyone. Also, too many will kill it as you are not there in the capacity of a comedian.  \n\n3) Practice looking at everyone as you go through your presentation. Make them feel you are speaking to each one personally.\n\n4) Practice a few times in front of family or friends and ask for feedback. This will help you with your timing. You will not rush as you will be comfortable since you practiced.\n\nGood luck with your project.
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You could talk about immigration or the war in Iraq or raising minimum wage...those are the boring ones.\n\nIf you want to do something off the wall, I always recommend that people talk about blowing up the moon.  I wrote a 10 minute speech on supporting the destruction of the moon.  There's a lot of evidence to support it, and it's entertaining to research and read.
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ask for demonstration-might like it-does help
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Try http://speeches.com/
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If you can choose the subject pick one that you have an avid interest in.  Plan the main points that you are going to cover, then expand on each of those.  Time your presentation carefully, but have a few extras up your sleeve just in case you run dry.  Try to think of questions that may be asked & have the answers ready.  Good Luck
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That sounds like a pretty broad range of subject.  I agree that you need to find something that interests you or you will  not be able to follow through with it completely.  If you are going to present this in front of a class, it might be nice to come up with something that has some kind of demonstration or audio/visual element to it because people generally have a very short attention span when you are just talking.\n\nIf you are just turning in a report, I would still try to incorporate some kind of graphics into the report.  For example, if you do something about the civil war you could include maps that would aid in your discussion.  Or, if you do something technology related you could include pictures of the item, and/or circuit or mechanical drawings, and maybe even graphs with data plotted.  BUT, whatever you include, be sure you can explain it. don't just throw in stuff that looks good if you can't back it up somehow.
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We're doing persuasive speeches this week in my speech class.\n\nA word of advice from my teacher, she likes us to think "outside the box" so to speak. Aka: stay away from the really common subjects. Abortion, gay rights, war in Iraq. Most people have their minds make up completely about them, so it's a hard call.\n\nI've seen people in my class do speeches on why music majors shouldn't have to take biology, why gender selection is bad, why everyone should take a karate or self defense class, the possibilities are pretty much endless. I'm doing mine on why I think my dog's breed is the best dog breed. I was also juggling with why procrastination is bad but I need a visual aid so I can't pull that off. Just think outside the box. You can really make any subject work just as long as you take a side on it. \n\nGood luck to you! My professor says persuasion speeches are the most difficult.
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I would suggest, A good topic is INTERNET, lots of people nowadays using Internet but they dont know how Internet works and what does other acronyms stands for. Some topic will be: history of Internet(how/when/where internet started), Tricks using an Internet, how Internet works, Search Engines... etc... theres a lot of interesting topics when you talk about Internet.
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Is this for a conference or for a classroom exercise? If for a conference - it depends on: (a) how much time you have and (b) what the purpose is - but you should spend a  little bit of time introducing and giving a foundation for your topic. Then create at least 3-5 questions that you can ask the people participating that will either lead them to look at your topic from different perspectives or get them engaged in a mini debate. If this is for some paper you are still writing (like a dissertation or thesis), you may also want to ask the participants for more ideas. If this is for a classroom . . . I have no ideas! :-)
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Use a topic that you believe in for your persuasive speech and back it up. Try a current event topic. How about, "Why black Americans should  stop using the n-word." Use the Michael Richardson or "Kramer" ranting as your basis. Good luck.
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It really depends on you. The best topic would be any topic that you are really interested in... something that you know about, and something that you think is important and that would be relevant for your audience.
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you should talk about something you like and you are good at (for example a hobby) or about an issue that really interests you. this way you won't run out of ideas and won't make embarrassing pauses.and try imagining the audience in underwear,it works :)good luck
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i'M IN SIXTH GRADE, AND A GOOD SCIENCE FAIR TOPIC WOULD BE "WHICH SUBSTANCE CONDUCTS ELECTRICITY BEST". iT IS REALLY EASY TO DO AND YOU CAN HAVE LOTS OF GRAPHS. FOR EXAMPLE I HAVE 21 GRAPHS. AND MY WHOLE ENTIRE BOOK IS 93 PAGES LONG. \n\nHOPE i HELP YA!!
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pick something you know how to do (softballl, possibly?), then pick a specific aspect of that to present\nsome ideas:\nhow to make something (sewing, carpentry, art, etc.)\nhow to throw a ball\nscrapbooking\nbaking a cake\nwriting the letter "A"\nbecoming the dictator of a country\nwriting a speech\n\nwithout knowing anything specific, i can't give many suggestions, but i hope you can at least get some ideas from this