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Chapter 30: Introductions and Conclusions
Key Concepts
30-1 Develop an effective introduction to your speech.
30-2 Create a conclusion that provides logical and psychological closure in a memorable way.
Suggested Activities and Exercises
Introductions
After your students have unscrambled the outline (Class Activity from the previous section,
Critiquing Introductions
Provide a sampling of introductions that contain at least one flaw from student speeches you’ve
Writing Introductions Competitively
Give the class a topic, thesis, and the main points for a hypothetical speech. Have each group
Conclusions
After your students have unscrambled the outline from the Arranging Points class activities, have
Confidence
Have a student volunteer prepare to illustrate a speech introduction, Have that student, however,
Critiquing Conclusions
Collect several conclusions from previous informative and/or persuasive speeches you’ve
Writing Conclusions Competitively
Give the class a topic, thesis, and the main points for a hypothetical speech. Have each group
Completing the Speech
Tests
Correct answers are marked with an asterisk. The places in the Compact Handbook where the
information was presented are shown in brackets.
True/False Questions
Multiple Choice Questions
9. Which of the following is not a function of the logical orientation phase of an introduction?
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10. The delivery of your clincher should be delivered_____.
11. Which of the following statements most effectively fulfills the psychological orientation
function of an introduction on a speech about the price of gasoline?
12. In order of occurrence, the proper conclusion will have _____.
13. Which of the following is not a conclusion pitfall?
Essay and Short Answer Questions
14. Discuss the two functions of the psychological orientation step of an introduction and give
at least three examples of specific techniques a speaker could use in this phase of a speech.[30a.3]
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