Mark's "How to How to" Demo Slides

How to How to - Speech Transcript
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Hi everyone,

Have you ever been in a class or meeting where somebody is trying to explain something, but you don't really get it? Or don't care? It happens, but it shouldn't. Whether you find a career in business, education, or government, there are going to be times when you need to help others learn to do something. In business, this may be a product demo. In teaching, it may be a skills class. In government, as you politician you may need to teach younger politicians how to say absolutely nothing in a beautiful, eloquent way. As an educator, I am often explaining "How to" to my students, and I try to do it effectively as possible based on the key points I am going to explain here. So, how to How to? In other words, what's key for doing a demonstration well?

I want explain the 3 most important points for How to speeches:
1) Simplify, simplify, simplify
2) Visualize, visualize, visualize
3) Repeat, repeat, repeat, and

First, as you get started, you need to Simplify a complex process into something easy to remember. For example, making a presentation like this in fact involves hundreds of little steps, but you need to choose what you will highlight so that it will be remembered. What is important is to find 3 to 5 key words that a person should remember when they try to do what you are teaching them. The catchy-er your key words or phrases are, the better, but at least keep them simple yet specific. Brainstorm ideas and then sort them. Writing a script is a good way to carefully consider your organization and number of words. Simplify, simplify, simplify. 3-5 steps.

Second, as you prepare Visualize. Make the process easy to see for the audience. Show, don't tell. Use real objects, photos, or videos to make the steps and points real to the audience. They will remember images more than words. Of course, the ultimate method of visualization for the audience is to actually try it, during your speech, or just after. Making a handout or video resource for easily available for the audience to refer to is extremely important as well. Help the audience to Visualize, visualize, visualize.

Third, as you present, Repeat your key words. You have already heard me say Simplify, simplify, simplify how many times? Say your key points in the introduction, in the beginning of the section, at the end of the section, and in the conclusion. By the conclusion, your audience should be able to tell you what the most important steps or points are, and that is one indication of a successful demo. Repeat, repeat, repeat your key points.

OK, to conclude now, do you feel ready to try your own How to speech? Do you understand the key points? Let me conclude my demo of a demo, my how to speech on "How to" by asking you to tell me what the three most important points are: Simplify, visualize, repeat. Simplify, visualize, repeat. Simplify, visualize, repeat. Remember those, and your presentation should be successful. I wish you the best.

Thank you.

Now, if you have any questions, I'd be happy to answer them. (See advice for Q&A sessions)
Any more questions? If not, good luck to you with your demonstration presentations. Thank you!