Stand Up Speak Out

The serial position effect is the:

Recency is:

A good conclusion helps listeners remember the speech.

Hermann Ebbinghaus proposed what he called the _______________ position effect.

When a speech has an ineffective ending:

Your _______________ is your last chance to drive home important ideas.

To conclude a speech, you should:

The position near the beginning of a speech is referred to as _________________.

Ray Ehrensberger's study found that information delivered during the _____________ had the highest level of recall overall.

A speech that falls apart at the end will tend to disappoint listeners.

A strong conclusion:

Primacy is:

A good conclusion can rescue a poorly prepared speech.

The position near the end of a speech is referred to as ________________.

In concluding a speech, you should:

In testing the validity of the serial position effect, Ebbinghaus found that information:

Primacy is related to the importance of information in a speech.

An effective conclusion will help the audience to:

A good conclusion gently tapers off at the end.

The conclusion of your speech is: