speechmaking
Delivering formal addresses
Speechmaking is the act or practice of delivering formal addresses to an audience.
The term often carries a faintly dismissive tone, suggesting rhetoric over substance: The conference devolved into endless speechmaking.
Someone skilled at this is a speechmaker, though orator sounds more dignified.
Raised platform for speakers
- lecternTilted stand for texts
- rostrumRaised speaker's platform
- daisRaised speaker's platform
- microphoneAudio input device
teleprompter · gestures · pacing · projection · eye contact · timing · pause · inflection
Formal public speech
- sermonClergy's worship address
- homilyReligious discourse on scripture
- lectureEducational spoken presentation
- monologueUninterrupted solo address
address · presentation · declamation · harangue · diatribe · exhortation · tirade · pep talk
Organized effort toward goal
- rallyGathering for a cause
- debateFormal argument on issues
- filibusterDelaying tactic through speech
- platformRaised flat structure
candidate · incumbent · election · convention · townhall · hustings · soapbox · grassroots
Formal beginning ceremony
- commencementAct of starting
- keynoteCentral theme or speech
- valedictoryFarewell address or oration
- eulogyTribute for the dead
dedication · convocation · banquet · toastmaster · testimonial · tribute · memorial · graduation
Collective moral character
- logosBrand identification symbols
- pathosPity-evoking quality
- persuasionConvincing through reasoning
- argumentationSystematic reasoning process
appeal · framing · anecdote · metaphor · repetition · call to action · crescendo · hook
Express clearly, or well-spoken
- fluencySmooth linguistic command
- silver-tonguedPersuasively articulate speaker
- expressivenessAbility to convey emotion
- clarityState of being understandable
diction · enunciation · coherence · poise · charisma · commanding · captivating · spellbinding
podium
Raised platform for speakers
microphone · teleprompter · gestures · pacing · projection · eye contact · timing · pause · inflection · cadence
oration
Formal public speech
- sermonClergy's worship address
- homilyReligious discourse on scripture
- lectureEducational spoken presentation
monologue · address · presentation · declamation · harangue · diatribe · exhortation · tirade · pep talk · briefing
campaign
Organized effort toward goal
- rallyGathering for a cause
- debateFormal argument on issues
- filibusterDelaying tactic through speech
platform · candidate · incumbent · election · convention · townhall · hustings · soapbox · grassroots · endorsement
inauguration
Formal beginning ceremony
- commencementAct of starting
- keynoteCentral theme or speech
- valedictoryFarewell address or oration
eulogy · dedication · convocation · banquet · toastmaster · testimonial · tribute · memorial · graduation · award ceremony
ethos
Collective moral character
- logosBrand identification symbols
- pathosPity-evoking quality
- persuasionConvincing through reasoning
argumentation · appeal · framing · anecdote · metaphor · repetition · call to action · crescendo · hook · soundbite
articulate
Express clearly, or well-spoken
- fluencySmooth linguistic command
- silver-tonguedPersuasively articulate speaker
- expressivenessAbility to convey emotion
clarity · diction · enunciation · coherence · poise · charisma · commanding · captivating · spellbinding · moving
- advocacypetition, advocating, protest sign, championing, picket sign
- oratorypublic speaking, oration, orations, addresses, debate
- party traditionschampagne toast, toasts, toasting, cake cutting, gift opening
- speechesaddresses, lecture, soliloquy, monologue, oration
- rhetoricrhetoric, persuasion, oratory, argumentation, debate
- politickingcampaigning, electioneering, lobbying, canvassing, stumping
speechmakingconversation
Exchange of spoken ideas
dialogue · discussion · listening · back-and-forth · private chat
speechmakingsilence
Total lack of sound
muteness · listening · speechlessness · taciturnity · keeping quiet
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