Introducing and concluding your speech/Chapter 7

Question 1

define introduction

Answer 1

supports body, should capture audience attention and indicate your intent

Question 2

functions of introductions

Answer 2

• capture attention (set mood and tone)
• provide motive to listen
• enhance credibility
• preview message and organization

Question 3

credibility

Answer 3

extent to which a speaker is perceived as a competent spokesperson

Question 4

effective introductions

Answer 4

• startling facts/intriguing statements
• dramatic story/build suspense
• quotation/literature reference
• humor
• rhetorical question
• illustrations, examples, anecdotes
• physically involve audience
• relate a personal experience
• use visual aid or media
• refer to situation

Question 5

conclusion

Answer 5

words you want the listeners to remember

Question 6

function of conclusions

Answer 6

• summarizing important information
• motivating listeners
• create closure

Question 7

how can a conclusion be memorable?

Answer 7

• thanking as a transition/ending
• call to action
• use dramatic illustration
• with a quote
• with a metaphor that broadens the meaning or your speech
• humor