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2003 Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service
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How to Give a Food Demonstration
Barbara Brown, Ph.D., R.D./L.D.
Food SpecialistOklahoma 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• Practice
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Keys to a good demonstration
• Be sure all 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– ActionEat better
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Know your goal
• Promote– Programs– Products
• Combination
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Research
• Topic– Information accurate & current–Usable by audience–Not already known–Builds on past meetings–Narrowed to fit audience &
time
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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 audience
• The more you know the better• Age, gender, skill & knowledge
level, economic status
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Research: location
• Type of setting– Intimate, formal, relaxed,
etc.
Food Food
DemoDemo
TodayToday
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Location
• How far away–May impact
food safety• Get directions–mapquest.co
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Research: equipment
• What is available &/or usable on site–Water, refrigeration,
electricity, gas, table, oven, etc.
–Mirror, microphone•Limits movement
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Equipment
• Audio-visual–Operate &
demonstrate?
–Place to hang poster
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Research: help available
• Before, during, after–What will they
do?–Do they need
training?
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The demonstration
• Reinforce key point–Choose techniques, recipes to
get across point•Example: don’t premeasure when teaching measuring is the goal
• Keep it simple–Especially when beginning
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The food
• Should smell great & taste wonderful–Try to let at least
one person sample
• Colorful & garnished
• Show finished product
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You are now a model
• At least a role model
• Consider all actions
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What what you don’t say says
• 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• No jewelry
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How to dress
• Hair nets• Gloves• Aprons–Yes, but not
this one–Keep it
clean, pressed
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Organize equipment & food
•What recipe/technique to demo?
•Done ahead, in stages, all at once?
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Organize the food
• When do you need to buy it?–Time to ripen–Avoid
spoilage• Food safety
factors
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Organize equipment & supplies
• What will you need & how many
• Make lists–Food–Equipment–Supplies–Notes, handouts
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Often forgotten
• Potholders, timer, spoons/knives, cutting board, serving equipment, extension cord, 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 transparent bowls & pans when possible
• Cover table
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Tips
• Use trays & bring forward when needed–Notes on tray include:•Recipe•Chatter points
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Tips
• Scrape bowls & pans clean with rubber scrapper
• Take extra pieces of equipment & food if possible
• Put dirty equipment on a tray• Keep table clean, clear
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Tips
• A damp cloth under bowls holds them steady & cuts noise
• Wooden spoons are quieter than metal
• Tip bowls & pans for viewing–Care not to spill
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Tips
• Hold bowls from bottom, not lip
• Don’t talk while using very noisy equipment
• Spill it? Don’t use it.
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Tips
• Tilt pan lids away from face• Place lids upside down on table
or range• Have waste basket beneath
demonstration table
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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
• Consider posture, grammar, vocabulary, facial expressions
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How much practice?
• As often as you can–With food &
equipment–As pantomime–Before a mirror–Get critiqued
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Everyone needs to see
• Mirrors• Tilted bowls, pans• Small groups up close• Posters• Video camera connected to
monitor• Pictures on PowerPoint• Other ideas?
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Introduce the topic
• Smile• Prepare an introduction–Story, joke
• Put audience at ease• No more than 2-3 minutes
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The Demonstration:Involve the audience
• Make eye contact
• Smile• Talk while
working• Ask questions• Answer
questions
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Involve the audience
• Use humor• Ask for help –With timing, following recipes,
distributing handouts, sampling
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Review the objective(s)
• Use Barney’s method–Tell what you’ll
teach–Teach–Tell what you
taught
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Expect the unexpected
• Be prepared • Be flexible• Enjoy the experience• Learn from each demonstration
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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 juice
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Review
• Know what you want to accomplish
• Research • Demonstrate to reinforce the
objective• Organize • Practice
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Review
• Be sure all can see• Introduce the topic• Involve the audience• Review the objective(s)• Make it your own