Speak Up!
In two minutes, work with your partner to think of the reasons why it is important to have a conclusion at the end of your presentation.
THE CONCLUSION IS NEEDED TO HELP THE SPEAKER TO:
- Recap and summarize your ideas. What you have said can be very detailed. By recapping them, your audiences have more chance to review their information. This also helps them memorize some important notes you have made. Language that can be used in this process may include:
In short, the things that I have said involve…
My presentation covers…../ I have discussed the processes of… which include…
To summarize, the processes of …..involve 1)…. 2)..and 3)….
- Reinforce behavioral change. Some speakers challenge their audiences with inducing questions—the questions that trigger the audiences senses of problem solving and participation. The questions generate some problematic facts relating to the topic but have yet been talked about in the presentation. The answer is not directly expected but rather left imprinted in the audiences’ mind.
- Reassure that your idea is practical and effective. Take the last few minutes of your talk to make your audiences feel that your idea is working! And it is so simple and effective that they can do it by themselves.