That's All Folks!
While I characterize this as a program part it's really the last words of the closing, separated in this model because so many speakers do not let the audience know they have finished which can leave an audience uncertain. Consider some of the great sign offs from the past:
“And that nation... of the people... by the people... and for the people... shall not perish from the earth.” Lincoln at Gettysburg
“If money... is all you're getting from speaking... you ain't getting enough.” Bob Murphey at an NSA Convention
“Free at last... free at last... Thank God Almighty we are free at last.” Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
"As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master.... This... This... This expresses my idea of Democracy. Whatever differs from this, to the extent of the difference, is no Democracy." Barbara Charline Jordan
“We are free to choose how to develop and deliver speaking programs... within limits... imposed... and by talent... That freedom to choose is both blessing and burden depending on how focused we are on creating and delivering a program that is more helpful to an audience than not.” Story Gordon |
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