Give your audience a preview of where you're going. State your goal or purpose in the first few minutes and briefly touch on the key areas on which you will be speaking. Get your audience involved early and often. Take a vote to gauge opinions on your topic. Give them a pop quiz.
Adults like to be actively engaged and involved.
Your close should be strong and rehearsed. It is one of the most important parts of your speech and will leave the most lasting message. Question and answer session People don't like to single themselves out by asking questions. One way to remove that barrier is to ask audience members to gather into small groups and come up with one question per group. This is a particularly useful technique when presenting a change that requires audience understanding and buy in.