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"<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #2b2a2a; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Beginning: <span style="font-size: 11pt; color: #2b2a2a; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The beginning is your moment to captivate your audience. It often contains two elements: <span style="font-size: 11pt; color: #2b2a2a; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">a hook<span style="font-size: 11pt; color: #2b2a2a; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> and your <span style="font-size: 11pt; color: #2b2a2a; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">core message <span style="font-size: 11pt; color: #2b2a2a; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Hook:<span style="font-size: 11pt; color: #2b2a2a; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> instead of beginning with, “My name is [your name] and I will talk about [your topic],” open with a hook that gets your audience’s attention. What could a hook be? Some ideas: <ul> <li>A bold statement</li> <li>A rhetorical question</li> <li>A quote</li> <li>An interesting fact</li> <li>A surprise</li> <li>A personal story</li> </ul> Core message: after your hook, reveal the central idea you want your audience to leave with, or central reason you have brought them together that day. Middle - <span style="font-size: 11pt; color: #2b2a2a; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The middle is where you share <span style="font-size: 11pt; color: #2b2a2a; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">your main points<span style="font-size: 11pt; color: #2b2a2a; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. It often follows the Rule of Three<span style="font-size: 11pt; color: #2b2a2a; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">2<span style="font-size: 11pt; color: #2b2a2a; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, presenting 3 elements, for instance: <ul> <li><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: #2b2a2a; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Story #1 <span style="font-size: 11pt; color: #2b2a2a; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">and <span style="font-size: 11pt; color: #2b2a2a; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">your point</li> <li>Story #2<span style="font-size: 11pt; color: #2b2a2a; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> and <span style="font-size: 11pt; color: #2b2a2a; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">your point</li> <li>Story #3<span style="font-size: 11pt; color: #2b2a2a; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> and <span style="font-size: 11pt; color: #2b2a2a; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">your point</li> </ul> End: <span style="font-size: 11pt; color: #2b2a2a; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The end of your talk is your moment to review your talk and <span style="font-size: 11pt; color: #2b2a2a; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">leave your audience with something memorable<span style="font-size: 11pt; color: #2b2a2a; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. It often includes one of the following<span style="font-size: 11pt; color: #2b2a2a; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">3<span style="font-size: 11pt; color: #2b2a2a; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">: <ul> <li>A <span style="font-size: 11pt; color: #2b2a2a; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">summary<span style="font-size: 11pt; color: #2b2a2a; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> of your core message</li> <li>A <span style="font-size: 11pt; color: #2b2a2a; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">reminder<span style="font-size: 11pt; color: #2b2a2a; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> of your main points</li> <li>A <span style="font-size: 11pt; color: #2b2a2a; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">call to action</li> </ul> 1. You can read about the Rule of Three here:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rule_of_three_(writing) 3. For ideas about how to write your conclusion and introduction, read Meggie Mape's book Speak Out, Call In: Public Speaking as Advocacy, Chapter6: https://speakupcallin.pressbooks.com/chapter/chapter-6-organizing-and-outlining/ "

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