How to Write a Conclusion

One good way to start an autobiography is by immediately diving into a particularly significant or meaningful incident from your life. You might choose to describe a life-changing or unusual experience, the first time you discovered something you love, or any story from your life that is important to you.

Place in History. Conclude with a brief summary of the person’s most memorable actions or contributions, suggests Sharon Sorenson in her book “Webster’s New World Student Writing Handbook”. Don’t restate facts or examples you mention in your paper; explain how those experiences paved a place in history.

While longer autobiographies offer the opportunity to delve into more detail and anecdotal evidence, a concise autobiography can be written in five paragraphs or even less.

Conclusion outline

1. Topic sentence. Fresh rephrasing of thesis statement.
2. Supporting sentences. Summarize or wrap up the main points in the body of the essay. Explain how ideas fit together.
3. Closing sentence. Final words. Connects back to the introduction. Provides a sense of closure.

1. Include a topic sentence. Conclusions should always begin with a topic sentence.
2. Use your introductory paragraph as a guide.
3. Summarize the main ideas.
4. Appeal to the reader’s emotions.
5. Include a closing sentence.

10 Ways to End Your Speech with a Bang

1. End your speech with an attitude, not a platitude.
2. Focus on one word in a quotation and emphasize that word to echo your final point.
3. Hint: Try writing the ending of your speech first to better construct the title.

Most conclusion paragraphs are four to five sentences long and should average between 50–75 words. They should be long enough to get your point across, but short enough that you’re not rehashing every idea you’ve ever had on the subject.

Key Takeaways

• An effective conclusion contains three basic parts: a restatement of the speech’s thesis; a review of the main points discussed within the speech; and a concluding device that helps create a lasting image in audiences’ minds.
• Miller (1946) found that speakers tend to use one of ten concluding devices.

A conclusion is, in some ways, like your introduction. You restate your thesis and summarize your main points of evidence for the reader. You can usually do this in one paragraph.

Transitional expressions

Conclusion Paragraph Words And Phrases Altogether, Obviously, Overall, Ultimately, Ordinarily, Definitely, and Usually.

Conclusion / Summary / Restatement These transition words and phrases conclude, summarize and / or restate ideas, or indicate a final general statement.

When figuring out how to craft and finalize your conclusion, the best place to begin is with your thesis statement. Every good conclusion paragraph should start with a restatement of your thesis. Don’t just copy and paste your thesis statement from your introduction.