speaking time
Allocated verbal window
Speaking time is the amount of time allocated or used for someone to speak, especially in formal settings like debates, meetings, or broadcasts.
Parliamentary rules often limit speaking time to ensure fairness: Each delegate receives five minutes of speaking time.
The term also applies to language learning, where increasing one's speaking time in the target language accelerates fluency.
- podiumRaised platform for speakers
- microphoneAudio input device
- open floorArea without partitions
- floorIndoor walking surface
- hold the floorSpeak without yielding
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- parliamentarymotion, quorum, gavel, roll call, floor
- legislative procedurefilibuster, cloture, amendment, roll call vote, voice vote
- parliamentary procedurestanding orders, motions, quorum rules, divisions, debate rules
- UN AssemblyGeneral Assembly, resolutions, delegates, delegations, member states
- meetingsmeeting, AGM, meet, attendee, meetings
- debate termsdebate, argument, logic, reasoning, counterargument