COMM 001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Cultural Intelligence, Hyperbole, Simile
23 Dec 2020
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Signal to the audience that the speech is coming to an end and provide closure. Reiterate the thesis or central idea of the speech. Challenge the audience to respond: signal the close of a speech and provide closure. Use transitional word or phrase to signal closure: finally, looking back, in conclusion, in summary, as i bring this to a close, or let me close by saying. Vary your tone, pitch, rhythm, rate of speech to indicate that the speech is winding down: summarize the main points and goals. Emphasizing the main points three times will help the audience to remember them. Restatement of points like the one above brings the speech full circle and helps give the audience a sense of completion: reiterate the topic and speech purpose. Allow your audience to determine how well they"ve comprehended your central idea: challenge the audience to respond. Informative speech- challenge audience to use what they"ve learned in a way that benefits them.
