elocutions
Public speaking performances
Elocutions is the plural of elocution, the art of clear and expressive speech.
The word typically refers to the skill of public speaking with attention to pronunciation, tone, and gesture: Her elocutions were polished from years of theater training.
In older usage, elocution was a formal subject taught in schools, emphasizing proper delivery and vocal technique.
Choice of words
- articulationClear vocal expression
- enunciationClarity of spoken words
- pronunciationManner of speaking words
- vocal deliveryManner of spoken expression
phrasing · intonation · modulation · cadence · inflection · projection · clarity · expression
Theatrical spoken performance
- ShakespeareanOf the Stratford playwright
- declaimingSpeaking rhetorically aloud
- poetry recitationSpoken presentation of verse
- performanceCarrying out a task
dramatic arts · classical theater · repertory · audition piece · stagecraft · thespian · Royal Academy · conservatory
Formal spoken presentations
- orationsFormal public speeches
- declamationsForceful rhetorical speeches
- addressesLocations for correspondence
- deliveriesGoods brought somewhere
recitations · pronouncements · proclamations · monologues · sermons · lectures · public speaking · podium
diction
Choice of words
- articulationClear vocal expression
- enunciationClarity of spoken words
- pronunciationManner of speaking words
vocal delivery · phrasing · intonation · modulation · cadence · inflection · projection · clarity · expression · emphasis
dramatic reading
Theatrical spoken performance
- ShakespeareanOf the Stratford playwright
- declaimingSpeaking rhetorically aloud
- poetry recitationSpoken presentation of verse
performance · dramatic arts · classical theater · repertory · audition piece · stagecraft · thespian · Royal Academy · conservatory
speeches
Formal spoken presentations
- orationsFormal public speeches
- declamationsForceful rhetorical speeches
- addressesLocations for correspondence
deliveries · recitations · pronouncements · proclamations · monologues · sermons · lectures · public speaking · podium · rostrum
elocutionsmumbling
Indistinct, quiet speech
muttering · stammering · stuttering · slurring · babbling
elocutionssilence
Total lack of sound
muteness · speechlessness · wordlessness · taciturnity · reticence