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Student Resource
Gamble, The Public Speaking Playbook, 2nd Edition
SAGE Publishing, 2018
Discussion Questions
Chapter 12: Concluding Your Speech
1. Why is it important to let the audience know that the speech is coming to an end?
2. What are the dangers of introducing new topics during the conclusion?
3. How are devices used to provide closure comparable to the devices or strategies used to
obtain the audience’s attention in the introduction?
4. What advice would you offer a speaker who has begun closing the speech but has
realized that he or she forgot to include some content that is a part of the body of the
speech?
5. Why might it be potentially dangerous for a speaker to incorporate information that is
irrelevant to the topic in the conclusion?
6. Is it possible for a speaker to lose credibility while concluding a speech? Explain.
