Introductions and Conclusions

1. Quotations – “A penny saved is a penny earned.”2. Startling Statement – “One out of every three

people . . .”3. Question – Have you ever thought of . . . ?4. Humor – A committee is usually made up of four

people; one person to do the work, the other three to tell him how to do it.

5. Demonstration or Visual Aid – bringing a prop - penguin

6. Story – True story about your topic7. History or Background Info 8. Challenge – If each of us stopped buying aerosol

containers, we could improve the ozone layer.9. Reference to the Occasion – Faculty members,

fellow students, we are gathered today to honor . . .”

Introductions – around 1 minute long!!

Rewriting Old Intros

My speech is about the dangers of drunk driving. It can cause accidents that maim and kill the driver as well as innocent people. Many people die each year because people drink and drive. We need to do something about drunk driving.

Revise twice using different strategies!

Creating IntroductionsSituation 1 – You are the president of

STUCO and have attended an A-Team meeting to discuss Homecoming ideas.

Situation 2 – You attended summer camp and learned how to make homemade ice cream. You are going to tell your foods class how to do this.

Situation 3 – You are giving an acceptance speech for a scholarship that you have won from the Knights of Columbus.

How many times do you have to say something for someone to remember

it?

7!! So, Intro – Tell what you will tell (at

least 1x) Body – Tell, tell, tell Conclusion – how many times do you

have left?

review your points and connect all to your introduction text.

Restate the most important point Connect it with the central idea in the

introduction lines. • For example state it in other words or use the

rhetorical technique of repetition by repeating a few important key phrases or words.

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Moral Please? (Ever asked yourself why do we need to know this?)

Conclusion writing can also be explained as offering the so-called moral of the story: Restate the problem and provide your solution in

two sentences Show a benefit or valuable application Give the ultimate answer on some big question or

issue you proposed earlier or at the opening of your speech presentation

Offer them 'how to do it' steps; visualize a course, sequence or time path of action

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Conclusions – around 30 seconds

1. Close with a firm, appropriate punch line2. Use a quotation that applies3. Use a personal example to show the

audience how valuable this information has been to you

4. Repeat a portion of your opening, tie it back to the beginning

5. Make a bold, vivid, forceful statement6. Make a statement that shows the audience

what will happen if it does not use the information that was presented.

Good Phrases for Conclusions In final analysis In any event In conclusion In summary As you can see Finally In short for reasons given

above For preceding reasons In other words As I have noted

Without a doubt In any case Consequently Therefore The information given In brief On the whole In Summation

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