7) Close With InspirationYou can end a speech with something inspirational as well.If you have given an uplifting talk, remember that hope is, and has always been, the main religion of mankind.People love to be motivated and inspired to be or do something different and better in the future.Remember, everyone in your audience is dealing with problems, difficulties, challenges, disappointments, setbacks, and temporary failures.For this reason, everyone appreciates a story or poem of encouragement that gives them strength and courage.When you tell a story or recite a poem, you must become an actor.Here are 7 Tips to Tell an Inspiring Poem or Story to End Your SpeechYou have to slow down and add emotion and drama to your words.Raise your voice on a key line of the poem, and then drop it when you’re saying something that is intimate and emotional.Pick up the tempo occasionally as you go through the story or poem, but them slow down on the most memorable parts.Especially, double the number of pauses you normally use in a conversation.Use dramatic pauses at the end of a line to allow the audience to digest the words and catch up with you.Smile if the line is funny, and be serious if the line is more thought provoking or emotional.When you come to the end of your talk, be sure to bring your voice up on the last line, rather than letting it drop. Remember the “exclamation point” at the end.Try practicing on this poem that I referenced above…Read through “Carry On!” by Robert Service.Identify the key lines, intimate parts and memorable parts, and recite it.