Closing with Solution

Present the final answer to the problem posed

Many speeches are structured around the identification and analysis of a conflict, a challenge or a lack in the audience's reality.

If the speaker spends much of his or her time dissecting what is wrong-whether financial losses, health problems or operational inefficiencies-but does not offer a clear way out, he or she becomes a mere critic, not a leader. Closure with solution is the logical culmination of this structure.

Having stirred the audience's awareness of the problem, the ending should be the balm that offers the answer. It is time to present the "promised land".

If a crisis has been discussed, the closing should detail the recovery strategy; if a disease has been discussed, the closing should focus on the cure or treatment.

Transforming the critique into a proposal

This type of closing is vital to change the emotional tone of the presentation from concern to hope or constructive action.

The speaker must ensure that all previous arguments inevitably lead to this final solution, so that it seems the only logical conclusion possible. By providing a tangible solution, the speaker validates his or her authority and usefulness.

The audience takes away not only knowledge of a problem, but a tool to solve it.

Even if the topic is negative, the closing should be oriented toward the possibility of improvement or change.

For example, after analyzing dismal business results, the closing with a solution does not dwell on the failure, but charts the roadmap for the next quarter, injecting positivity and direction into a team that might be demoralized. It is the ultimate transition from problem observer to solution archite