How does it end?

Everyone likes a good ending. I’m sure at some time you have seen a movie or read a book that had such an impacting ending that you thought about it for weeks. Sometimes an ending can be infuriating because it didn’t provide closure. Or, an ending can be shocking because it revealed an unexpected result. I have always taken the approach that the ending is the most important part. With so much information being thrown at us on a daily basis, we really retain very little of it. Why not capitalize on the fact that the ending is the thing that is most recent in a reader’s mind? A great ending can even make up for faults that proceeded. This is also true about giving a talk. I’m a firm believer that all presentations should have a clear conclusion with the take-home message wrapped up in a tight little package. So, take the extra time to write an ending to remember and everyone will live happily ever after.