speechwriters
Compose others' orations
Speechwriters are people who compose speeches for others to deliver.
Politicians, executives, and public figures employ speechwriters to craft remarks that sound like their own voice: The president's speechwriters worked through the night on the address.
The role requires capturing someone else's tone while shaping persuasive, memorable language.
Hired anonymous authors
- wordsmithsSkilled manipulators of language
- scribesProfessional document copiers
- draftersThose who prepare documents
- collaboratorsPeople who work jointly
copywriters · editors · authors · composers · biographers · essayists · playwrights · screenwriters
Organized effort toward goal
- policyAdopted principle of action
- debateFormal argument on issues
- stumpTrunk base after felling
- bipartisanInvolving both major parties
partisan · caucus · platform · constituency · lobbying · diplomacy · governance · legislation
Persuasive verbal grace
- fluencySmooth linguistic command
- dictionChoice of words
- clarityState of being understandable
- coherenceLogical internal consistency
tone · voice · phrasing · vocabulary · prose · narrative · syntax · cadence
Central theme or speech
- addressSpeak to formally
- eulogyTribute for the dead
- inauguralFirst in office
- stumpTrunk base after felling
acceptance · concession · sermon · homily · testimonial · commencement · briefing · presentation
Repeated opening words
- antithesisDirect opposite; contrasting juxtaposition
- chiasmusInverted parallel construction
- alliterationMatching initial consonants
- metaphorImplied identity comparison
hyperbole · tricolon · epistrophe · climax · aphorism · parallelism · litotes · oxymoron
ghostwriters
Hired anonymous authors
- wordsmithsSkilled manipulators of language
- scribesProfessional document copiers
- draftersThose who prepare documents
collaborators · copywriters · editors · authors · composers · biographers · essayists · playwrights · screenwriters · lyricists
campaign
Organized effort toward goal
bipartisan · partisan · caucus · platform · constituency · lobbying · diplomacy · governance · legislation · manifesto
eloquence
Persuasive verbal grace
coherence · tone · voice · phrasing · vocabulary · prose · narrative · syntax · cadence · rhythm
keynote
Central theme or speech
stump · acceptance · concession · sermon · homily · testimonial · commencement · briefing · presentation · lecture
anaphora
Repeated opening words
- antithesisDirect opposite; contrasting juxtaposition
- chiasmusInverted parallel construction
- alliterationMatching initial consonants
metaphor · hyperbole · tricolon · epistrophe · climax · aphorism · parallelism · litotes · oxymoron · euphemism
ethos
Collective moral character
influence · inspire · motivate · resonate · credibility · compelling · impactful · emotional · rallying · galvanize
- writersauthor, novelist, poet, journalist, essayist
- White House Staffchief of staff, press secretary, aide, aides, national security advisor
- collaborative writersco-authors
- contributorscontributors, collaborators, helpers, supporters, volunteers
- political figurespolitician, president, presidents, vice president, vice presidents
- influencersinfluencer, influencers, content creator, PewDiePie, Instagram influencers
speechwritersspeakers
Audio output devices
orators · presenters · deliverers · public figures · performers