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UNIT 4
SUMMARIZING AND CONCLUDING
“The audience only pays attention as long as you know where you are
going.”
Philip Crosby
HOW TO SUMMARIZE A PRESENTATION
Summarizing a presentation provides the opportunity to leave a lasting
impression on the audience. The concluding remarks of a presentation
are what usually sticks in the audience's head. At one level, the
concluding remarks of a summary are like sound bites. They are short
and condensed version of the presentation. If someone missed the
actual presentation and only heard the summary, they should have a
good idea about the essence of the presentation.
The conclusion: brief and to the point
Zooming out can be a valuable tool near the end of a
presentation, when you remind the audience once again that
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