Begin, Be Brief, Be Seated

• The close is the most memorable part, so plan it carefully and rehearse 
• Round off your talk smoothly rather than leaving it rough
• Effective ways to close include:

1.    Summarizing main points 
2.    Appealing for action
3.    Paying a sincere complim...

The echoing of intellectual interests can bind two people together as soulmates.

Trust between two people at the beginning of a relationship enables the kind of sharing that can create a soulmate.

Pick two natural places you could stop in your talk, then demarcate those as possible endings.

That way, if you’re running way over, you can stop at your first ending point, and while your audience may miss out on some inspirational or emotional ending, they’ll have heard all of th...