week 5 response 2

2). What components, according to your book go into your Introduction and Conclusion? How are you going to use these ideas in your Informative Speech?
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According to our book, the Introduction is comprised of an attention getter, a preview of main points, establishing credibility and indication of purpose & thesis. While my introduction for my previous speech was pretty good, I need to do a better job establishing credibility in this speech, something I neglected last time. It will be more important this time around because it is an information speech instead of a simple demonstration of something, that type of speech not really requiring any certain level of expertise in the area discussed.
The book also outlines the components of a proper conclusion as reviewing main points, reinforcing the purpose of your speech and providing closure for the audience on both your topic and yourself as a speaker. These aspects are typical of any paper or speech, but one of the most forgotten or abused aspects is the provision of closure at the end of the speech. As I learned in the video it is very important to provide this closure to leave your audience with a final positive note on your speech and on you as a speaker. I am going to work a lot harder to provide this closure in my next speech! hooray!