Concluding w/ Power

Bad Video

100

Bad Video Takeaway #1

Ill-prepared, it seemed rushed

200

Bad Video Takeaway #2

Not Appropriate, especially to end a speech. 

300

Bad Video Takeaway #3

No concluding device being used

Concluding Devices

100

Summary

summarize & highlight

200

Advice

Give an opinion on what should and shouldn’t be done

300

Quotation

Use a quotation relevant to your speech and allow the audience to ponder on it

400

Solution

Offer a solution to the problem discussed within a speech

500

Appeal for action

Speaker asks the audience to change their thinking

Steps of a Conclusion

100

Step #1 

Restate Thesis/Shift Tense

200

Step #2

Review main points

300

Step #3

Utilize concluding devices 

Concluding Devices Pt 2

100

Inspiration

inspire your audience to effect change

200

Question

Conclude with a question for the audience to think about

300

Challenge

Call to action, encourage change

400

Visualize the future

Help the audience imagine the future you believe can occur

500

Reference to the Audience

Answering the audience’s question: “what’s in it for me?”

Good Video

100

Good Video Takeaway #1

Spoke with passion/Confidence

200

Good Video Takeaway #2

Reviewed Main Points

300

Good Video Takeaway #3

Used Appeal for action