4
Presentation Skills For Powerful Conclusions
The
way a public speaker finishes
his presentation can have a big effect on how an
audience will perceive the value of the material.
The following 4 presentation skills concentrate
on making sure the conclusion is powerfully
delivered:
1.
Last Few Sentences
A
public speaking tip used by many professional speakers
is to carefully plan the last few sentences,
especially the last sentence you speak, even writing
it out word for word and memorizing it.
What
is said last is often remembered
first so here is an opportunity to leave
in the minds of the audience your theme, main point,
or motivating slogan that will move the audience
to action, or do what you want them to do.
2.
Concluding Sentences
Your
concluding sentences should contain motivating
words
and expressions that will move your audience to
action.
Use
a Thesaurus to choose emotion
packed,
colorful words that add variety to your word choice.
Then skillfully weave these in to the final seconds
of your presentation.
Leave
the presentation on a high note. A good conclusion
will influence how the whole presentation
is perceived.
3.
Six Conclusions
Here
are 6 ideas for conclusions. Keeping
in mind the nature of your material and thought
content, choose the one that would be most appropriate:
Careful
use of volume
and pausing,
will enhance the delivery of the conclusion. Remember
to add power and punch to your volume if using options
2 and 6 above and build the presentation to a real
high point.
4.
Just Stop
Here is a very important public speaking tip: When
you conclude, finish! Don't fall into the
trap of having multiple endings.
Some
speakers bring their presentation to a conclusion,
almost like a balloon landing, then they
decide to reiterate what they just said and the
audience gets taken up in the air again. Then the
speaker appears to land once more, only to start
up again making
the audience wonder when he is going to really finish.
So,
once you have said your conclusion, stop, and leave
the platform with
dignity.
The
conclusion of a presentation does not have to be
long to be effective. Of course, it should always
be in proportion to the overall length of the talk.
But a brief, carefully worded, enthusiastically
delivered conclusion, using the 4 presentation skills
outlined above, will do much to fix the main points
or motivating reasons firmly in
the minds and hearts of the audience.
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