speechwriting
Composing spoken remarks
Speechwriting is the craft of composing speeches for others to deliver.
Professional speechwriters work for politicians, executives, and public figures, translating ideas into language suited for oral presentation: She spent a decade in presidential speechwriting.
The term covers both the occupation and the activity itself.
Formal public speech
- podiumRaised platform for speakers
- lecternTilted stand for texts
- microphoneAudio input device
- elocutionFormal speaking skill
articulation · intonation · cadence · inflection · pacing · pause · timing · gesture
Creating technical blueprints
- outlineSummary of key elements
- scriptWritten words for performance
- manuscriptOriginal text before publication
- editingRefining content for clarity
revision · structure · narrative · message · content · theme · prose · clarity
Collective moral character
- pathosPity-evoking quality
- logosBrand identification symbols
- argumentReasoned case or dispute
- appealFormal review request
influence · credibility · motivate · inspire · convince · sway · advocacy · call-to-action
Persuasive verbal grace
- fluencySmooth linguistic command
- graceEffortless beauty of motion
- finesseSubtle, deft handling
- polishSmooth by rubbing
refinement · sophistication · diction · tone · register · formality · wit · gravitas
Repeated opening words
- epistropheRepeating concluding words
- chiasmusInverted parallel construction
- metaphorImplied identity comparison
- simileComparison via "as"
alliteration · antithesis · parallelism · hyperbole · understatement · irony · tricolon · repetition
oration
Formal public speech
- podiumRaised platform for speakers
- lecternTilted stand for texts
- microphoneAudio input device
elocution · articulation · intonation · cadence · inflection · pacing · pause · timing · gesture · projection
drafting
Creating technical blueprints
- outlineSummary of key elements
- scriptWritten words for performance
- manuscriptOriginal text before publication
editing · revision · structure · narrative · message · content · theme · prose · clarity · coherence
ethos
Collective moral character
appeal · influence · credibility · motivate · inspire · convince · sway · advocacy · call-to-action · framing
eloquence
Persuasive verbal grace
polish · refinement · sophistication · diction · tone · register · formality · wit · gravitas · brevity
anaphora
Repeated opening words
- epistropheRepeating concluding words
- chiasmusInverted parallel construction
- metaphorImplied identity comparison
simile · alliteration · antithesis · parallelism · hyperbole · understatement · irony · tricolon · repetition · contrast
- writingdrafting, authors, author, books, authoring
- public speakingpublic speaking, keynotes, oratory, oration, presentation
- campaigningcandidate, campaign signs, canvassing, campaign manager, fundraising
- rhetoricrhetoric, persuasion, oratory, argumentation, debate
- 20th-century oratoryrhetorical devices, debate, elocution, voice projection, vocal projection
- Freelance Writingcopywriting, ghostwriting, blogging, editing, proofreading
speechwritingimpromptu speaking
Unplanned verbal presentation
improvisation · ad-libbing · winging it · freestyle · thinking on one's feet
write, speech, writer, writing, spoken, written, speechless, speeches, speechlessness