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How to Close a SpeechOne of the biggest mistakes you can make during a presentation is to talk to long. Not only will you send some people in your audience to never, never land, some of them will get downright mad. It doesn't matter whether your entire speech was flawless and the audience came away with information that will change their lives. If you talk too long, they will say, "That speaker just didn't know when to stop." Don't let this happen to you! Say what you need to say and then sit down. You will learn a lot about good closings in my public speaking book, but here are a few tips to get you started. A good closing is extremely important to your presentation because the last thing you say is usually what stays in their mind after they leave. It requires that you must put as much time into selecting and practicing your closing as you put into any other part of your presentation. Just like your opening, your closing does not have to be humorous. It could be motivational, challenging, thoughtful, respectful of the length of the presentation, or it could restate your point in a different way. This ending segment will have a strong influence on what the audience takes home with them when you are done. Making an impact and being remembered part of what you will learn in my public speaking book. To make your speech more memorable ask the audience to do something. Many a great speech went no further than the walls of the meeting room because the audience wasn't moved to action. If you haven't ask them to do something by now, the closing is your last chance. If the subject allows, I usually use funny
closings for a couple of reasons. Finally, if the subject is not appropriate to end with laughter, you could end with a touching story or quotation that leaves the audience thoughtful and quiet. Even the most serious subjects can benefit from humor as you will learn in my public speaking book. The humor should be well sprinkled throughout the body of the presentation not just at the end, because closings are powerful and the audience might think your overall attitude toward the subject is flippant. This same idea can be very effective in ending a mostly funny presentation. Have them laughing all along while you make your points. Then finish seriously. This contrast will create a great impact. It will convey the fact that you believe in a lighthearted approach to the subject, but the results are very serious to you. Don't be afraid to use humor when you speak in public. Just make sure you implement what you learned from my public speaking book and deliver it right.
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