Everyone knows that the first impression, the first sentence is incredibly important. The audience judges you the second you step into the spotlight. But what not everyone is aware of is the fact that not only the beginning defines most of your performance. The ending is at least as - if not even more - important. So the question is: How do you finish your presentation ideally? Here's some help: In this slideshow we offer you some free advice on how to successfully end your presentation. If you are looking for more useful tips and tricks in order to win over an audience, have a look at our PresenationLoad-blog. We are collecting, editing and sharing valuable information on presentation techniques and skills.

1. 5 Tips For A
Successful Ending
to Your Presentation

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3. Focus on
your audience

4. GIVE THEM SOMETHING
NEW THEY DON‘T KNOW
ANYTHING ABOUT.
Lead them to new conclusions.
Make them the center
of your presentation.

5. ASK YOURSELF
SOME QUESTIONS:
What do I want the
audience to understand?
How can I make them feel included?
How will the audience
remember my presentation?

6. USE PHRASES LIKE:
„Now we know that …“
„This brings us to the conclusion that …“
„Now we can be clear that …“

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8. Let the
speech talk
for itself

9. AVOID
PHRASES LIKE:
„I hope you liked my
presentation“ & „I hope
that wasn‘t too boring“

10. BE CONFIDENT OF
YOURSELF AND YOUR
PRESENTATION.
Fishing for affirmation will make
you seem unprofessional.
Even the best presentation faces the
risk of ending on a negative note.

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Don’t
announce the
end – it will
reveal itself

13. … you want your
presentation to end
… you want to release the
audience from listening to you
… you are not even convinced
about the topic of
your presentation and are
bored yourself
TRY NOT TO REFER
TO THE ENDING, FOR
IT WILL SEEM LIKE …

14. Focus on summarizing the
essentials and leading the audience
to a new conclusion

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16. Develop
a powerful
final
sentence

17. SAYING „THANK YOU“
IS A WEAK CLOSE.
Speakers often don‘t prepare an
ending although the end sometimes
is the only thing the audience will
remember.

19. … Check the last sentence
for consistency
… Try to evoke a positive atmosphere
… Give a lasting send-off
that sticks with your audience

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21. New
thoughts
cause
trouble

22. Don’t cause confusion!
Avoid introducing something new!
Don’t distract from the leading conclusion!

23. A good presentation
functions while a great
ending convinces.