fireside chat
Cozy informal talk
A fireside chat is an informal address, especially by a political leader to a broad audience.
The term comes from Franklin Roosevelt's radio broadcasts to Americans during the Depression and World War II, which cultivated an intimate, conversational tone as if speaking to families gathered around their radios at home.
The phrase now describes any leader's direct, informal communication with the public: The governor held a fireside chat on social media.
Electromagnetic wave receiver
- broadcastTransmitted media signal
- New DealDepression-era reform agenda
- Great Depression1930s global economic crisis
- 1930sFourth decade, twentieth century
address · nationwide · listeners · reassurance · White House · Roosevelt · policy · leadership
Fireplace floor area
- warmthHeat you feel
- blanketSoft bed covering
- snugComfortably close-fitting
- comfortablePhysically at ease
cocoa · slippers · candlelight · embers · glow · flames · flickering · toasty
Exchange of spoken ideas
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
- storytellingRecounting events aloud
- anecdotesBrief amusing accounts
- casualRelaxed and informal
relaxed · friendly · camaraderie · reminisce · banter · homely · living room · lounge
Sincere personal discussion
- candidHonest and direct
- confidentialMeant to stay secret
- personalRelating to one's self
- bondingForming close connections
trust · sincerity · openness · sharing · connection · rapport · revelations · private
radio
Electromagnetic wave receiver
- broadcastTransmitted media signal
- New DealDepression-era reform agenda
- Great Depression1930s global economic crisis
1930s · address · nationwide · listeners · reassurance · White House · Roosevelt · policy · leadership · crisis management
hearth
Fireplace floor area
comfortable · cocoa · slippers · candlelight · embers · glow · flames · flickering · toasty · plush
conversation
Exchange of spoken ideas
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
- storytellingRecounting events aloud
- anecdotesBrief amusing accounts
casual · relaxed · friendly · camaraderie · reminisce · banter · homely · living room · lounge · leisure
heart-to-heart
Sincere personal discussion
- candidHonest and direct
- confidentialMeant to stay secret
- personalRelating to one's self
bonding · trust · sincerity · openness · sharing · connection · rapport · revelations · private · confiding
- radioFM radio, crystal set, AM radio, radio station, radio broadcast
- book eventsbook signing, author visits, book launch, author visit, author reading
- campfirecampfire songs, campfire cooking, campfire ring, ghost stories, roasting marshmallows
- conferencesconference, symposium, conferences, keynote, forums
- discussionsdiscussion, discussions, forum, talks, roundtable
- public meetingstown hall meeting, public hearing, public forum, community meeting, open forum
fireside chatformal address
Respectful way of speaking
inaugural address · formal speech · State of the Union · keynote speech · podium speech
fireside chatharangue
Aggressive lengthy scolding
diatribe · tirade · ultimatum · declaration of war · denunciation
fire, side, chat, fireplace, chats, firefighter, fireside, fireproof, firestorm