Thursday, October 16, 2008
Closure
Before reading the chapter I was not really sure how to end my speech properly. I have never been very good at conclusions when it came to public speaking so this chapter really helped me. When I read the section titled "provide closure" I finally learned the right way to end my speech. The three options the chapter presented that I thought were the most helpful were (1) refer to sbsequent events,(2)refer to your introduction (3) make a dramatic statement. I think that I am going to use (2) because it goes well wiht my topic. Or because my topic (the Titanic) is so well known and there are many facts and figures I can use (3) and end with a surprising statistic or fact. OR possibly I can use (1) and report the current findings with the cause of the sinking of the Titanic. Obviously, thanks to this chapter, I now have options.
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Hello Marissa:
I enjoyed reading your post about closure and how it will be helpful for our upcoming informative speeches. I don't think my conclusion for the last speech was effective, so I definitely found this chapter to be important. Conclusions are just as important as the introduction in my opinion. I agree that with a topic like the Titanic, there are many available options for your closing. You seem to have a clear idea of your angle and direction, which is great. Planning is half the battle and this chapter is a great tool for this process. All I can say is that I look forward to learning about the Titanic : )
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