How To open & End a Speech

1. An introduction is the most capturing/ the most determinant of the

efficacy of the speaker
2. The very first 5 minutes of a speech are so determinant
3. Opening a speech: type of the speech
-informative
-persuasive
-defensive
-argumentative
-entertaining
4. Effective speech opening techniques are:
*Anecdotal introduction
*Ask a rhetorical question
*Evoke a sense of suspense/ curiosity
*Start with an alarming statistic
*Start with an adage/ proverb/ epigram (wise sayings)
*Make a declarative statement
* Spelling the objectives, duration,....
*Start off with a quotation

How To End a Speech

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Recap. (=Recapitulate or sum up) / summarize

Use a signal indicating that you are about to finish
Question-Answer Session
Bookend closure (refer back to your opening)
Challenge Closure ( Apply what you have told the audience)
Movie Closure (ending with a video)

Types of Speech
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Know the types

Definition
Purposes/ uses
Tone

Argumentative: argument counter-argument refutation

Argument : positive
Counter-argument: negative
Refutation: rejection
Example:
True/False

A reasonable counter-argument to a positive attitude

towards mercy killing is religion forbids the killing of a
human being when he/she is experiencing excruciating pain.
Answer: True