speechmakers
Those addressing audiences
Speechmakers are people who give speeches, especially formal or public addresses.
The term often carries a slightly dismissive tone, suggesting someone who talks at length rather than takes action: The conference was full of speechmakers but short on practical solutions.
Also spelled as two words.
Tilted stand for texts
- podiumRaised platform for speakers
- keynoteCentral theme or speech
- addressSpeak to formally
- declamationForceful, theatrical speaking
exhortation · valedictory · panegyric · philippic · diatribe · monologue · testimony · sermon
Express clearly, or well-spoken
- fluencySmooth linguistic command
- expressivenessAbility to convey emotion
- dictionChoice of words
- elocutionFormal speaking skill
enunciation · intonation · cadence · clarity · coherence · modulation · inflection · projection
Impetus toward a goal
- inspirationSource of creative impulse
- charismaMagnetic personal appeal
- credibilityQuality inspiring trust
- swayRock back and forth
engagement · rallying · galvanizing · rousing · stirring · moving · compelling · captivating
lectern
Tilted stand for texts
declamation · exhortation · valedictory · panegyric · philippic · diatribe · monologue · testimony · sermon · toast
articulate
Express clearly, or well-spoken
- fluencySmooth linguistic command
- expressivenessAbility to convey emotion
- dictionChoice of words
elocution · enunciation · intonation · cadence · clarity · coherence · modulation · inflection · projection · delivery
motivation
Impetus toward a goal
- inspirationSource of creative impulse
- charismaMagnetic personal appeal
- credibilityQuality inspiring trust
sway · engagement · rallying · galvanizing · rousing · stirring · moving · compelling · captivating · thought-leader
persuasion
Convincing through reasoning
- argumentationSystematic reasoning process
- logosBrand identification symbols
- ethosCollective moral character
pathos · sophistry · polemic · discourse · cogency · reasoning · appeal · framing · talking points · soundbite
- persuaderspersuader, orator, orators, rhetorician, debater
- Oratorsorators, rhetoricians, Martin Luther King Jr., Frederick Douglass, Patrick Henry