adlibbing
Speaking without script
Adlibbing is speaking or performing without preparation, improvising in the moment rather than following a script: The teleprompter broke, so she spent the last five minutes adlibbing.
Musicians adlib when they depart from written arrangements.
The term comes from the Latin phrase ad libitum, meaning "at pleasure."
Speak without preparation
- impromptuWithout advance preparation
- freestyleWithout prescribed technique
- wingingProceeding without preparation
- off-the-cuffUnplanned, unrehearsed
unrehearsed · unprepared · on-the-spot · ad-hoc · unscripted · unplanned · spontaneous · offhand
Solo comedic performance
- hecklerOne who taunts performers
- callbackFollow-up audition invitation
- punchlineHumor's final delivery
- timingArt of choosing moments
deadpan · roast · improv · sketch · one-liner · wit · banter · repartee
Improvised vocal jazz
- bebopFast, complex jazz style
- soloPerformance by one
- vampAlluring seductress
- riffingImprovising musical phrases
swing · combo · gig · standards · improvisation · noodling · licks · fills
Uninterrupted solo address
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
- blockingImpeding forward progress
- stageRaised performance platform
- actorOne who portrays characters
scene · cue · flub · save · recovery · gaffe · blunder · cover
Done without advance preparation
- podiumRaised platform for speakers
- remarksSpoken comments or notes
- Q&AInteractive inquiry session
- toastHeated bread; glass-raising honor
presentation · talking-points · filibuster · rambling · digression · tangent · unprepared · keynote
extemporize
Speak without preparation
- impromptuWithout advance preparation
- freestyleWithout prescribed technique
- wingingProceeding without preparation
off-the-cuff · unrehearsed · unprepared · on-the-spot · ad-hoc · unscripted · unplanned · spontaneous · offhand · vamp
standup
Solo comedic performance
- hecklerOne who taunts performers
- callbackFollow-up audition invitation
- punchlineHumor's final delivery
timing · deadpan · roast · improv · sketch · one-liner · wit · banter · repartee · quip
scat
Improvised vocal jazz
riffing · swing · combo · gig · standards · improvisation · noodling · licks · fills · Coltrane
monologue
Uninterrupted solo address
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
- blockingImpeding forward progress
- stageRaised performance platform
actor · scene · cue · flub · save · recovery · gaffe · blunder · cover · stumble
extemporaneous
Done without advance preparation
toast · presentation · talking-points · filibuster · rambling · digression · tangent · unprepared · keynote · address
adlibbingword-for-word
Exactly as stated
verbatim · by the book · following directions · rigid · constrained
adlibbingscripting
Writing executable commands
reciting · rehearsing · memorizing · preparing · planning
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