August 3, 2007

And in conclusion...

Fellow speaker,

When you have given the signal that you will end our speech...end it. Giving a few more ideas and thoughts that just came to you after you have signaled an ending makes your speech longer, not better. And it can REALLY annoy the audience. Remember your goal is to build your audience's trust, and nothing builds audience trust like ending when you say you will! ;-)

Making an end,

Tim