orating
Speaking before crowds
Orating is speaking in a formal, rhetorical manner—delivering a speech or holding forth on a subject.
The word often carries a slightly mocking tone, suggesting someone is being pompous or long-winded: He was orating about fiscal responsibility while everyone checked their phones.
Serious use appears in formal contexts: The senator spent an hour orating on the senate floor.
Express clearly, or well-spoken
- fluentSpeaking smoothly, effortlessly
- expressiveShowing feelings outwardly
- silver-tonguedPersuasively articulate speaker
- lucidMentally sharp and comprehensible
poetic · vivid · eloquent · voluble · cogent · grandiloquent · evocative · flowery
Oral communication ability
- lectureEducational spoken presentation
- addressSpeak to formally
- sermonClergy's worship address
- homilyReligious discourse on scripture
monologue · harangue · declamation · proclamation · tirade · diatribe · eulogy · panegyric
Raised platform for speakers
- lecternTilted stand for texts
- microphoneAudio input device
- stageRaised performance platform
- platformRaised flat structure
pulpit · rostrum · dais · amphitheater · auditorium · assembly · congregation · audience
Able to persuade
- compellingPowerfully engaging or persuasive
- influentialHaving considerable effect
- forcefulExerting strong pressure
- powerfulHaving great strength
charismatic · inspiring · motivational · engaging · effective · impressive · assertive · rousing
Brand identification symbols
- ethosCollective moral character
- pathosPity-evoking quality
- dialecticLogical argument through opposition
- polemicAggressive argumentative discourse
argumentation · sophistry · demagoguery · propaganda · discourse · forensics · anaphora · apostrophe
articulate
Express clearly, or well-spoken
- fluentSpeaking smoothly, effortlessly
- expressiveShowing feelings outwardly
- silver-tonguedPersuasively articulate speaker
lucid · poetic · vivid · eloquent · voluble · cogent · grandiloquent · evocative · flowery · mellifluous
speech
Oral communication ability
homily · monologue · harangue · declamation · proclamation · tirade · diatribe · eulogy · panegyric · keynote
podium
Raised platform for speakers
- lecternTilted stand for texts
- microphoneAudio input device
- stageRaised performance platform
platform · pulpit · rostrum · dais · amphitheater · auditorium · assembly · congregation · audience · crowd
convincing
Able to persuade
- compellingPowerfully engaging or persuasive
- influentialHaving considerable effect
- forcefulExerting strong pressure
powerful · charismatic · inspiring · motivational · engaging · effective · impressive · assertive · rousing · impassioned
logos
Brand identification symbols
- ethosCollective moral character
- pathosPity-evoking quality
- dialecticLogical argument through opposition
polemic · argumentation · sophistry · demagoguery · propaganda · discourse · forensics · anaphora · apostrophe · peroration
- speechmakingdeclaiming, speechifying, sermonizing, preaching, lecturing
- preachingsermonizing, homiletics, altar call, scripture reading, closing prayer
- speech actsspeaking, talking, uttering, pronouncement, locution
oratinglistening
Attending to sound
conversing · dialoguing · attending · receiving · hearing
oratingsilencing
Stopping noise or dissent
being silent · keeping quiet · saying nothing · hushing · keeping mum
- funeral orationSpeech praising the deceased