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How to Give a Food Demonstration
Recommended to Arkansans by Easter H Tucker
Associate Professor – Family and Consumer Sciences Specialist
Originally developed by Barbara Brown, Ph.D., R.D./L.D.Food Specialist Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service
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Keys to a Good Demonstration
• Know what you want to accomplish• Research • Demonstrate to reinforce the objective• Organize and practice
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Keys to a Good Demonstration
• Be sure everyone can see• Introduce the topic• Involve the audience• Review objective(s)• Make it your own
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Know Your Goal
• Educate–Awareness –Knowledge–Action
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Know Your Goal
• Promote–Programs–Products
• Combination
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Number of Points to Cover
• Time available• Audience–Age–Background
• Your own knowledge level–Research–Experience
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Research: The Topic
• Topic– Information accurate & current–Usable by audience–Not already known–Builds on past meetings–Narrowed to fit audience &
time
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Research: The Audience
• The more you know the better• Age, gender, skill & knowledge
level, economic status
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Research: Location
• Type of setting– Formal or
relaxed• How far away–May impact
food safety• Get directions• Audience–Hear and see
presenter
Food Food
DemoDemo
TodayToday
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Research: Help Available
• Presentation help–Will they
need training• Help to unload–Before–After
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Research: The Equipment
• What is available &/or usable on site–Water, refrigeration, electricity,
gas, table, oven, etc.–Audio Visual–Presentation Easels•Place to hang teaching materials
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Food Demonstration• Reinforce key
points–Choose
techniques & recipes to get point across(Ex: Don’t premeasure when teaching measuring is the goal)
• Keep it simple
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The Food
• Should smell great– Try to let
participants sample
• Should taste wonderful
• Be colorful & garnished
• Show finished product
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Be an Example
• Safe food handling behavior• Good nutrition choices• Good posture• Speak clearly & slowly• Use good grammar• Avoid nervous twitches & habits• How you eat
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How to Dress• Look professional• Comfortable, neat,
& clean• Finger nails clean &
natural• Quiet makeup• Little or no jewelry• Gloves (Disposable)• Aprons (pressed &
clean)
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Organize Training Materials
• Select recipes & techniques to demonstrate–Done ahead– In stages–All at once
• Make lists of items needed–Equipment and supplies–Notes and handouts–Food
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Organizing Food Items
• Buy food day before the training• Consider the food safety factors
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Often Forgotten
• Potholders• Timer• Spoons/knives• Cutting board• Serving
equipment• Extension cord
and adapters
• Appliance cords
• Sampling utensils/plates/ cups
• Tablecloth• Trays• Paper towels
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Equipment
• Know how to use it• Will audience have
access to same equipment at home–Suggest
substitutions
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Demonstration Tips
• Use correct equipment for each task• Use clear bowls & pans when
possible• Use trays –Notes on tray include:•Recipes•Talking points
• Cover table
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Demonstration Tips
• Scrape bowls & pans clean with rubber scrapper
• Remove any extra pieces of equipment & food
• Put dirty equipment on a tray
• Keep table clean and clear
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Demonstration Tips• Wooden spoons are quieter than
metal• A damp cloth under bowls holds
them steady & cuts noise• Tip bowls & pans for viewing–Hold bowls from bottom–Be careful not to spill
• Don’t talk while using noisy equipment
• Spill it? Don’t use it
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Demonstration Tips
• Tilt pan lids away from face
• Place lids upside down on table
• Have waste basket beneath demonstration table
• End with finished product
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Double Check, Triple Check
• During practice• Before you leave• Before the demonstration
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Practice
• Frees mind to do 2 things at once• Posture• Grammar • Vocabulary • Facial expressions
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How much practice?
• As often as you can:–With food &
equipment–Before a mirror–Get critiqued
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Everyone Needs to See
• Tilted bowls & pans• Small groups up close• Posters• Video camera connected to
monitor• Pictures on PowerPoint• Other ideas?
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The Demonstration:Involve the Audience
• Make eye contact
• Smile• Talk while
working• Ask questions• Answer
questions
• Use humor• Ask for help:–With timing–Following
recipes–Distributing
handouts
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Expect the Unexpected
• Be prepared • Be flexible• Enjoy the
experience• Learn from each
demonstration• Let your
personality show through
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Introduce Topic &Review Objectives
• Smile• Prepare an
introduction–Story or a
joke• Put audience at
ease• No more than
2-3 minutes
• Tell what you will teach
• Teach• Tell what you
taught
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Sample Demonstration
Canned Tomato Salsa
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Canned Tomato Salsa
• 15-ounce can diced tomatoes–drain &
reserve liquid• 1/2 onion,
finely chopped• 1 pepper, finely
chopped
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 2 tablespoons cilantro, chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin
• Juice of 1/2 lime
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Review
• Know what you want to accomplish
• Research• Demonstrate
to reinforce the objective
• Organize• Practice
• Be sure all can see
• Introduce the topic
• Involve the audience
• Review the objectives
• Make it your own
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Any Questions??
Recommended to Arkansans by Easter H Tucker
Associate Professor – Family and Consumer Sciences Specialist
Originally developed by Barbara Brown, Ph.D., R.D./L.D.Food Specialist Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service