Effective conclusions: restate main ideas, refer back to introduction, ask for a response, thank the audience.What is missing from the list of effective conclusions above?

An effective conclusion usually restates the speech’s thesis as well as reviewing its main ideas. Referring back to the introduction is not the same as restating the thesis: the conclusion should remind listeners of the central claim. So the missing item is “restate thesis.”

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