public speakers
Address an audience
Public speakers are people who address audiences formally or professionally.
The term covers politicians, lecturers, motivational speakers, and anyone whose work involves standing before groups and talking: She hired a coach to help her become a better public speaker.
The skill itself is public speaking, notoriously feared but widely valued in professional life.
One who teaches formally
- instructorOne who teaches skills
- professorSenior university teacher
- trainerOne who conditions others
- teacherOne who instructs others
explainer · demonstrator · seminar · workshop · conference · symposium · webinar · panel
Art of persuasive language
- elocutionFormal speaking skill
- podiumRaised platform for speakers
- lecternTilted stand for texts
- microphoneAudio input device
stage · audience · delivery · diction · enunciation · projection · gestures · timing
Express clearly, or well-spoken
- fluentSpeaking smoothly, effortlessly
- expressiveShowing feelings outwardly
- silver-tonguedPersuasively articulate speaker
- poisedCalm and controlled
charismatic · commanding · captivating · engaging · polished · dynamic · powerful · memorable
Able to persuade
- influentialHaving considerable effect
- compellingPowerfully engaging or persuasive
- argumentativeInclined to dispute
- advocatePublic cause supporter
debater · politician · preacher · evangelist · activist · campaigner · lobbyist · negotiator
Fear of performing publicly
- nervousnessState of anxious unease
- jittersNervous agitation
- butterfliesFluttering insects or nervousness
- sweaty palmsMoist hands from nerves
dry mouth · trembling · freezing · blanking · stumbling · fumbling · confidence · composure
Arousing drive or hope
- empoweringGiving authority or confidence
- upliftingEmotionally encouraging
- visionaryImaginative planner of futures
- transformationalCausing radical change
encouraging · passionate · energizing · life coach · self-help · success · achievement · goals
lecturer
One who teaches formally
- instructorOne who teaches skills
- professorSenior university teacher
- trainerOne who conditions others
teacher · explainer · demonstrator · seminar · workshop · conference · symposium · webinar · panel · keynote
rhetoric
Art of persuasive language
microphone · stage · audience · delivery · diction · enunciation · projection · gestures · timing · pacing
articulate
Express clearly, or well-spoken
- fluentSpeaking smoothly, effortlessly
- expressiveShowing feelings outwardly
- silver-tonguedPersuasively articulate speaker
poised · charismatic · commanding · captivating · engaging · polished · dynamic · powerful · memorable · compelling
convincing
Able to persuade
- influentialHaving considerable effect
- compellingPowerfully engaging or persuasive
- argumentativeInclined to dispute
advocate · debater · politician · preacher · evangelist · activist · campaigner · lobbyist · negotiator · salesperson
stage fright
Fear of performing publicly
- nervousnessState of anxious unease
- jittersNervous agitation
- butterfliesFluttering insects or nervousness
sweaty palms · dry mouth · trembling · freezing · blanking · stumbling · fumbling · confidence · composure · breathing
inspirational
Arousing drive or hope
- empoweringGiving authority or confidence
- upliftingEmotionally encouraging
- visionaryImaginative planner of futures
transformational · encouraging · passionate · energizing · life coach · self-help · success · achievement · goals · mindset
public speakerswhisperers
People speaking inaudibly soft
confidants · counselors · therapists · confessors · interlocutors
public speakersrecluses
People avoiding all society
whisperers · introverts · hermits · wallflowers · shrinking violets
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