An unforgettable ending allows you to finish your presentation with self-assurance and effortlessness. Your conclusion is as important as the beginning of your speech. Create a good closing and then memorize it. Your conclusion should include a summary of your speech. In the beginning you tell your audience what you’re going to tell them. In the body of your speech, you tell them. And in the finale, you tell them what you told them. Trust your prepared ending. Now is not the time to add to it. When the time arrives, deliver your closing with confidence.
After the Applause
Your speech isn’t over until you’ve left the stage or relinquished the lectern to the facilitator of the meeting. Never slink off the stage, even if you feel you’ve bombed. Always show confidence in your stride. You want to appear as successful and poised as you possibly can.
And in Conclusion...
The spoken word is your means of communicating ideas to your audience. The more effectively you prepare for your speech, the greater the understanding of your listeners, and the more effective you will be as a speaker. You’ll be someone who can truly execute public speaking with pizzazz!