speechifier
One who declaims
A speechifier is someone who makes speeches, usually with the implication that they do so pompously, at excessive length, or without much substance.
The term is mildly dismissive: The meeting dragged on as various speechifiers took the podium.
It suggests someone more fond of hearing themselves talk than of saying anything worthwhile.
Tilted stand for texts
- podiumRaised platform for speakers
- dictionChoice of words
- projectionSomething that extends outward
- intonationPitch variation in speech
articulation · inflection · cadence · resonance · delivery · declamation · address · monologue
Pompous, extravagant language
- verbosityUnnecessary word excess
- pomposityExaggerated sense of importance
- prolixityTedious lengthiness in speech
- bombastPretentious hollow language
demagoguery · sophistry · harangue · sermonizing · exhortation · polemic · diatribe · flourish
Organized effort toward goal
- debateFormal argument on issues
- caucusParty selection meeting
- platformRaised flat structure
- constituencyElectoral district's voters
stump · rally · filibuster · electorate · diplomacy · candidate · partisan · populist
Cause to believe
- influencePower to affect others
- swayRock back and forth
- compellingPowerfully engaging or persuasive
- credibilityQuality inspiring trust
argumentative · engaging · impactful · forceful · coax · enticing · rallying · rousing
Source of creative impulse
- empowermentGaining authority or confidence
- upliftingEmotionally encouraging
- aspirationalStriving toward ideals
- encouragementSupport spurring continued effort
transformation · self-help · visionary · charisma · rallying · rousing · guru · evangelist
lectern
Tilted stand for texts
- podiumRaised platform for speakers
- dictionChoice of words
- projectionSomething that extends outward
intonation · articulation · inflection · cadence · resonance · delivery · declamation · address · monologue · keynote
grandiloquence
Pompous, extravagant language
- verbosityUnnecessary word excess
- pomposityExaggerated sense of importance
- prolixityTedious lengthiness in speech
bombast · demagoguery · sophistry · harangue · sermonizing · exhortation · polemic · diatribe · flourish · hyperbole
campaign
Organized effort toward goal
constituency · stump · rally · filibuster · electorate · diplomacy · candidate · partisan · populist · demagogue
convince
Cause to believe
- influencePower to affect others
- swayRock back and forth
- compellingPowerfully engaging or persuasive
credibility · argumentative · engaging · impactful · forceful · coax · enticing · rallying · rousing · stirring
inspiration
Source of creative impulse
- empowermentGaining authority or confidence
- upliftingEmotionally encouraging
- aspirationalStriving toward ideals
encouragement · transformation · self-help · visionary · charisma · rallying · rousing · guru · evangelist · seminar
- windbagswindbag, blowhard, gasbag, bloviator, pontificator
speechifierman of few words
Someone who rarely speaks
woman of few words · straight talker · minimalist · strong silent type · terseness