Chapter 84 request for action
The ending quoted above is a prime example of a "request for action" ending.The speaker wants to do something: install a signal control system on the southern branch of the railway company he works for.He asked the company's executives to take this action mainly because this equipment can save the company money and prevent crashes.This is not a practice speech.The speech was made to the board of directors of a railway company to persuade the company to agree to install the signaling equipment it requested.
In your final words of an action-to-action speech, if you feel the time has come to demand action, then demand it!Ask your audience to donate, vote, write letters, make phone calls, buy, boycott, join the military, investigate, acquit, or whatever you want them to do.However, please be sure to follow the guidelines below.