lecterns
Desks for orators
Lecterns are raised, slanted stands designed to hold books, notes, or scripts at a convenient height and angle for reading while standing.
They're fixtures in churches, lecture halls, and conference rooms.
A lectern supports materials; a podium is the platform the speaker stands on, though the terms are often confused.
Upright support structure
- woodenMade from timber
- adjustableAble to be changed
- brassCopper-zinc metal mixture
- acrylicSynthetic resin or fiber
carved · ornate · tilted · bookrest · eagle · mahogany · oak · height
Oral communication ability
- rostrumRaised speaker's platform
- debateFormal argument on issues
- addressSpeak to formally
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
politician · diplomat · assembly · parliament · briefing · announcement · press · declaration
Raised platform for speakers
- professorSenior university teacher
- classroomEducational instruction space
- presentationFormal display to viewers
- speakerOne who talks
auditorium · microphone · notes · university · symposium · seminar · conference · thesis
stand
Upright support structure
- woodenMade from timber
- adjustableAble to be changed
- brassCopper-zinc metal mixture
acrylic · carved · ornate · tilted · bookrest · eagle · mahogany · oak · height · swivel
speech
Oral communication ability
campaign · politician · diplomat · assembly · parliament · briefing · announcement · press · declaration · statecraft
podium
Raised platform for speakers
- professorSenior university teacher
- classroomEducational instruction space
- presentationFormal display to viewers
speaker · auditorium · microphone · notes · university · symposium · seminar · conference · thesis · dissertation
pulpit
Church speaking platform
- sermonClergy's worship address
- preacherReligious sermon deliverer
- clergyOrdained religious officials collectively
altar · church · scripture · congregation · homily · minister · sanctuary · worship · cathedral · chapel
- Auditorium Thingsstages, seating, aisles, balconies, microphones
- church architecturealtar, altars, nave, naves, aisle
- church metalworkcensers, chalices, crosses, croziers, crucifixes
- Gothic woodworkchoir stalls, carved panels, tracery, finials, quatrefoils
- Renaissance Librariescodices, scriptoriums, illuminated texts, incunabula, university libraries
- universitiesuniversities, Harvard, Yale, Oxford, Cambridge
lecternsdesks
Flat-topped work furniture
writing desks · workbenches · office chairs · armchairs · secretaries