{"id":2368,"date":"2020-11-02T19:07:28","date_gmt":"2020-11-02T19:07:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-publicspeaking\/?post_type=chapter&p=2368"},"modified":"2020-12-06T02:22:34","modified_gmt":"2020-12-06T02:22:34","slug":"introduction-to-conclusions","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-publicspeaking\/chapter\/introduction-to-conclusions\/","title":{"raw":"Introduction to Conclusions","rendered":"Introduction to Conclusions"},"content":{"raw":"[caption id=\"attachment_3519\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"300\"]\"Sign All's well that ends well, but some endings are better than others.[\/caption]\r\n\r\nAn old proverb tells us that \"all's well that ends well.\"[footnote]Shakespeare probably titled his play after the proverb (not the other way around). See Martin, Gary. \"All's Well That Ends Well.\"\u00a0The Phrase Finder,<\/em>\u00a0https:\/\/www.phrases.org.uk\/meanings\/alls-well-that-ends-well.html[\/footnote] This is particularly\u00a0true of public speaking. Especially if the content of a speech is complex and hard to follow, the conclusion gives the speaker a chance to summarize and condense the main points into a useful takeaway.\r\n\r\nIn this section, we'll look at some techniques to bring your speech to a clear, effective, and thought-provoking close.","rendered":"
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An old proverb tells us that “all’s well that ends well.”[1]<\/sup><\/a> This is particularly\u00a0true of public speaking. Especially if the content of a speech is complex and hard to follow, the conclusion gives the speaker a chance to summarize and condense the main points into a useful takeaway.<\/p>\n

In this section, we’ll look at some techniques to bring your speech to a clear, effective, and thought-provoking close.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t

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