concluding remarks
Final summary statements
Concluding remarks are the final comments in a speech, paper, or meeting—a summing up before the end: In her concluding remarks, the professor emphasized three key points.
The phrase signals that closure is coming, wrapping up discussion rather than introducing new material.
Often used in formal or academic contexts.
- recapBrief review of events
- to sum upCondense into essentials
- wrap-upConcluding summary or review
- wrapping upCompleting a task
- perorationConcluding part of discourse
closing statement · summary · coda · summation · bottom line · epilogue · valediction · outro · postscript · reflection · closure · parting words · academic presentations · acknowledgment · farewell · public speeches · sign-off · legal arguments
concluding remarksopening remarks
Initial statements beginning discourse
introductory remarks · opening statement · introduction · preamble · prologue
concluding remarksopening remarks
Initial statements beginning discourse
introductory remarks · opening · commencement · beginning · kickoff