It’s amazing how many talks simply fizzle out. And how many more go through a series of false endings, as if the speaker can’t bear to leave the stage. Unless you plan your ending carefully, you may well find yourself adding paragraph after paragraph. Finally, the key point, as I said . . . So, in conclusion . . . And just to emphasize again, the reason this matters . . . And of course it’s important to still bear in mind . . . Oh, and one last thing . . . It’s exhausting. And it will damage the talk’s impact.
