1. 2003Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service1 How to Give a Food Demonstration Barbara Brown, Ph.D., R.D./L.D. Food Specialist Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service

2. 2003Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service2 Keys to a good demonstration Know what you want to accomplish Research Demonstrate to reinforce the objective Organize Practice

3. 2003Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service3 Keys to a good demonstration Be sure all can see Introduce the topic Involve the audience Review objective(s) Make it your own

4. 2003Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service4 Know your goal Educate –Awareness –Knowledge –Action Eat better

5. 2003Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service5 Know your goal Promote –Programs –Products Combination

6. 2003Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service6 Research Topic –Information accurate & current –Usable by audience –Not already known –Builds on past meetings –Narrowed to fit audience & time

7. 2003Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service7 Number of points to cover Time available Audience –Age –Background Your own knowledge level –Research –Experience

8. 2003Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service8 Research: the audience The more you know the better Age, gender, skill & knowledge level, economic status

9. 2003Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service9 Research: location Type of setting –Intimate, formal, relaxed, etc. FoodDemoToday

10. 2003Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service10 Location How far away –May impact food safety Get directions –mapquest.com

11. 2003Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service11 Location Help to unload?

12. 2003Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service12 Location Can audience see, hear?

13. 2003Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service13 Location Where are the lights? How do they work?

14. 2003Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service14 Research: equipment What is available &/or usable on site –Water, refrigeration, electricity, gas, table, oven, etc. –Mirror, microphone Limits movement

15. 2003Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service15 Equipment Audio-visual –Operate & demonstrate? –Place to hang poster

16. 2003Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service16 Research: help available Before, during, after –What will they do? –Do they need training?

17. 2003Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service17 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

18. 2003Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service18 The food Should smell great & taste wonderful –Try to let at least one person sample Colorful & garnished Show finished product

19. 2003Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service19 You are now a model At least a role model Consider all actions

20. 2003Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service20 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

21. 2003Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service21 How to dress Look professional Comfortable, neat, clean Finger nails clean & natural Quiet makeup No jewelry

22. 2003Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service22 How to dress Hair nets Gloves Aprons –Yes, but not this one –Keep it clean, pressed

23. 2003Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service23 Organize equipment & food What recipe/technique to demo? Done ahead, in stages, all at once?

24. 2003Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service24 Organize the food When do you need to buy it? –Time to ripen –Avoid spoilage Food safety factors

25. 2003Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service25 Organize equipment & supplies What will you need & how many Make lists –Food –Equipment –Supplies –Notes, handouts

26. 2003Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service26 Often forgotten Potholders, timer, spoons/knives, cutting board, serving equipment, extension cord, appliance cords, sampling utensils/plates/cups, tablecloth, trays, paper towels

27. 2003Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service27 Equipment Know how to use it Will audience have access to same equipment at home? –Suggest substitutions

28. 2003Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service28 Demonstration tips Use correct equipment for each task Use transparent bowls & pans when possible Cover table

29. 2003Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service29 Tips Use trays & bring forward when needed –Notes on tray include: Recipe Chatter points

30. 2003Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service30 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

31. 2003Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service31 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

32. 2003Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service32 Tips Hold bowls from bottom, not lip Don’t talk while using very noisy equipment Spill it? Don’t use it.

33. 2003Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service33 Tips Tilt pan lids away from face Place lids upside down on table or range Have waste basket beneath demonstration table

34. 2003Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service34 Tip End with finished product on cleared table

35. 2003Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service35 Double check, triple check During practice Before you leave Before the demonstration

36. 2003Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service36 Practice Frees mind to do 2 things at once Consider posture, grammar, vocabulary, facial expressions

37. 2003Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service37 How much practice? As often as you can –With food & equipment –As pantomime –Before a mirror –Get critiqued

38. 2003Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service38 Everyone needs to see Mirrors Tilted bowls, pans Small groups up close Posters Video camera connected to monitor Pictures on PowerPoint Other ideas?

39. 2003Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service39 Introduce the topic Smile Prepare an introduction –Story, joke Put audience at ease No more than 2-3 minutes

40. 2003Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service40 The Demonstration: Involve the audience Make eye contact Smile Talk while working Ask questions Answer questions

41. 2003Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service41 Involve the audience Use humor Ask for help –With timing, following recipes, distributing handouts, sampling

42. 2003Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service42 Review the objective(s) Use Barney’s method –Tell what you’ll teach –Teach –Tell what you taught

43. 2003Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service43 Make it your own Let your personality show through

44. 2003Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service44 Expect the unexpected Be prepared Be flexible Enjoy the experience Learn from each demonstration

45. 2003Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service45 Sample demonstration Canned Tomato Salsa

46. 2003Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service46 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

47. 2003Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service47 Review Know what you want to accomplish Research Demonstrate to reinforce the objective Organize Practice

48. 2003Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service48 Review Be sure all can see Introduce the topic Involve the audience Review the objective(s) Make it your own

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