give the floor
Let them talk
To give the floor is to grant someone permission or opportunity to speak, especially in a formal setting like a meeting, debate, or legislative session: The chair gave the floor to the senator from Ohio.
The floor here is the right to address an assembly—a metaphorical space one occupies while speaking.
Audio input device
- podiumRaised platform for speakers
- speechOral communication ability
- addressSpeak to formally
- presentationFormal display to viewers
speaker · remarks · statement · announcement · testimony · lecture · monologue · turn
Yielding to another's judgment
- respectRegard with honor
- politenessCourteous, respectful conduct
- considerationCareful thought or compensation
- graciousnessCourteous, kind demeanor
civility · etiquette · manners · protocol · decorum · propriety · concession · yielding
One who leads meetings
- agendaFormal discussion list
- sessionScheduled time for activity
- assemblyConstructing from components
- panelDistinct flat section
forum · discussion · conference · minutes · convene · parliament · summit · plenary
Formal response disputing claims
- argumentReasoned case or dispute
- cross-examinationOpposing party questions witness
- propositionStatement expressing a judgment
- refutationDisproving a statement
affirmation · opposition · motion · moderator · speaker · respondent · opening · closing
Confirmation of receipt
- tributeOffering of respect
- honorHigh regard, moral dignity
- spotlightConcentrated illumination source
- platformRaised flat structure
voice · opportunity · visibility · amplification · credit · invitation · introduction · guest
microphone
Audio input device
presentation · speaker · remarks · statement · announcement · testimony · lecture · monologue · turn · voice
deference
Yielding to another's judgment
- respectRegard with honor
- politenessCourteous, respectful conduct
- considerationCareful thought or compensation
graciousness · civility · etiquette · manners · protocol · decorum · propriety · concession · yielding · acknowledgment
chairperson
One who leads meetings
panel · forum · discussion · conference · minutes · convene · parliament · summit · plenary · roundtable
rebuttal
Formal response disputing claims
- argumentReasoned case or dispute
- cross-examinationOpposing party questions witness
- propositionStatement expressing a judgment
refutation · affirmation · opposition · motion · moderator · speaker · respondent · opening · closing · time
acknowledgment
Confirmation of receipt
platform · voice · opportunity · visibility · amplification · credit · invitation · introduction · guest · panelist
give the floortake the floor
Begin speaking formally
hold the floor · filibuster · butt in · keep talking · monopolize
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