Stories can be as effective for conclusions as they are for introductions. Stories should always tie in to your speech topic, be relatively short, and make a related point. For example, if you are advocating a college-level foreign-language requirement for your college, you might tell this well-known tale: “Mother Mouse was crossing the street with her three children. She got about halfway across when she saw a cat, ready to pounce upon them. The cat and Mother Mouse eyeballed each other for several minutes. Finally, Mother Mouse let out an enormous ‘WOOF!’ The cat ran away. Mother Mouse turned to her children and said, ‘NOW do you see the advantage of a second language?’”