Very similar to informative speeches, demonstrative speeches also involve the conveyance of facts and information to a desired audience. The main difference with an informative speech lies in the specific topic: demonstrative speeches deal with subjects that involve processes, procedures, and methods. A master chef may deliver a demonstrative speech on the many ways of cooking chicken, first by identifying the key ingredients, then the different cooking tools, and finally the different ways of dressing the chicken and presenting the finished meal. A popular photographer could deliver a speech on how to get started in the photography industry, the minimum tools needed, and the various ways of capturing, processing, and presenting images.

Like informative speeches, the key ingredients to demonstrative speeches are the quality of the information and especially the detail. The more details, the better—as these speeches are usually delivered to teach other people to imitate, emulate, or learn a specific task or skill. The format of demonstrative speeches usually are heavy on the step-by-step or enumeration of key vital information, whether its items or processes or methods that will help the audience learn the subject being demonstrated.

The audiences for demonstrative speeches are also usually more specialized and are usually composed of people who already have at least a general interest in the topic being discussed. However, care of the context of the audience is still important in order to be able to effectively teach the information to them. A speech on Investing In The Stock Market for Bankers would be delivered differently from Investing In The Stock Market for Dummies.

The tip for demonstrative speeches is to break everything down about the subject. If your audience is already specialized enough to be interested in your discussion, providing more nuances and details you will hold their interest.

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