Concluding with Power

What are the three essential parts of an effective conclusion as outlined in the chapter?

According to the 'serial position effect' researched by Hermann Ebbinghaus, which parts of a speech are audiences most likely to recall?

What is the primary function of a concluding device in a speech?

A speaker ends a speech on fundraising by saying, "I challenge you all to raise 10 percent more than our original projections." Which of Miller's concluding devices is this an example of?

What is the key difference between a preview of main points in an introduction and a review of main points in a conclusion?

Which concluding device is described as being most appropriate for speeches that are highly technical, complex, or last longer than thirty minutes?

According to the text, which concluding device is considered the most common for persuasive speeches?

What is an 'immediate call to action'?

The concluding device of 'advice' is most appropriate for which type of speaker?

Which concluding device aims to answer the basic audience question, 'What's in it for me?'

What is the primary purpose of a conclusion that uses the 'visualizing the future' device?

When restating the thesis in a conclusion, how should the verb tense typically shift from how it was stated in the introduction?

What is a key reason the text gives for why a good conclusion is important for a speech?

How many concluding devices did researcher E. Miller observe that speakers tend to use in his 1946 study?

A speaker concluding a speech about dissident writers in the former Soviet Union with a quotation from Alexander Solzhenitsyn is using the quotation for what primary purpose?

Which two functions does a strong conclusion serve, according to the text?

When is it considered acceptable to use a 'conclude with a summary' device, and when should it be avoided?

What is the ultimate goal of the 'conclude by inspiration' device?

A speaker, after discussing the problem of disappearing art education, concludes by suggesting the creation of more community-based art experiences for children. Which concluding device is this?

What is the goal of using a rhetorical question as a concluding device?

According to the analysis of the 'Smart Dust' conclusion, what three techniques were combined to form the concluding device?

What potential pitfall must a speaker consider when deciding to use the 'proposing a solution' concluding device?

What analogy does one of the text's authors use to describe a concluding device?

Which historical figure's research on memory is cited as the basis for the importance of a speech conclusion in aiding audience recall?

What did Ray Ehrensberger's study on the serial position effect in public speaking find regarding the conclusion?

When using a quotation as a concluding device, what two distinct purposes can it serve?

What is the key danger of ending a speech abruptly without a proper conclusion?

According to the table 'Your Speech Purpose and Concluding Devices', which of these devices is listed as appropriate for ONLY persuasive speeches (and entertaining speeches)?

An example of an immediate call to action provided in the text involves passing out what item at the conclusion of a speech on eating more vegetables?

The text explains that the conclusion helps bring an audience member back to reality from what?

In the sample review of main points for a speech on gender and communication, what is the third main point reviewed?

What is the definition of a 'challenge' as a concluding device?

The text warns that a good conclusion will not rescue what?

In the example of a persuasive speech urging participation in a risky political demonstration, which Martin Luther King Jr. quotation is suggested?

What is one of the biggest differences between written and oral communication that necessitates repetition in a speech's conclusion?

What does the text suggest is the problem with using a speaker's opinion as advice in a conclusion?

According to the analysis of the 'Smart Dust' speech conclusion, what is the stated time frame by which experts agree the full potential of smart dust will probably occur?

What is the name of the poem by Paulette Kelly used as an example for the 'conclude by inspiration' device?

Which concluding device is generally discouraged for short speeches like those typically given in a public speaking class?

Finishing the review of main points, coming to the end of the concluding device, and stopping speaking provides a definitive sense of what for the speech?

What is the primary danger of a speaker simply stopping their speech by saying something like 'OK, I'm done'?

When a speaker asks the audience to imagine a world without illiteracy as a result of their proposed solution, which concluding device are they primarily using?

What is recency, in the context of the serial position effect?

The concluding device that is defined as a 'speaker's opinion about what should or should not be done' is called what?

What is the primary benefit of reviewing the main points in the conclusion?

What does primacy refer to in the context of the serial position effect?

The concluding device known as 'reference to audience' is particularly effective for persuasive speeches for what reason?

In the sample analysis, the concluding device of the 'Smart Dust' speech is noted as being appropriate for an informative speech. Why would it NOT be appropriate for a persuasive speech?

In what year did E. Miller publish the article 'Speech introductions and conclusions' that identified the ten concluding devices?

Which of these is NOT one of the ten concluding devices identified by Miller (1946)?