spiels
Rehearsed persuasion talks
Spiels are lengthy speeches or pitches, typically rehearsed and delivered to persuade or sell something.
A salesman gives his spiel, a tour guide has a memorized spiel, a politician delivers the same spiel at every stop: I've heard this spiel before.
The word carries a note of skepticism—spiels are slick, practiced, possibly insincere.
Carrying out a task
- monologueUninterrupted solo address
- soliloquyDramatic speech to oneself
- recitationOral delivery from memory
- orationFormal public speech
delivery · patter · routine · act · rehearsed · scripted · dramatic · stage
Frequency of sound
- promotionRank increase or publicity
- marketingPromoting goods to consumers
- infomercialExtended TV sales broadcast
- advertisementPaid promotional message
commercial · endorsement · presentation · demonstration · merchandising · brochure · prospectus · telemarketing
Art of persuasive language
- eloquencePersuasive verbal grace
- convincingAble to persuade
- compellingPowerfully engaging or persuasive
- persuasionConvincing through reasoning
coaxing · enticing · smooth-talking · argumentative · forceful · cogent · articulate · propaganda
Twisted strand for crafts
- taleSpoken or written narrative
- anecdoteBrief account of incident
- narrativeAccount of events
- sagaExtended heroic narrative
raconteur · embellishment · exaggeration · tall-tale · rambling · digression · colorful · entertaining
Full of life, or drawn moving
- passionateIntensely emotional or enthusiastic
- energeticHaving much vigor
- excitedEagerly anticipating something
- ferventIntensely and sincerely felt
ardent · spirited · lively · exuberant · effervescent · rousing · infectious · breathless
performance
Carrying out a task
- monologueUninterrupted solo address
- soliloquyDramatic speech to oneself
- recitationOral delivery from memory
oration · delivery · patter · routine · act · rehearsed · scripted · dramatic · stage · improv
pitch
Frequency of sound
- promotionRank increase or publicity
- marketingPromoting goods to consumers
- infomercialExtended TV sales broadcast
advertisement · commercial · endorsement · presentation · demonstration · merchandising · brochure · prospectus · telemarketing · hustle
rhetoric
Art of persuasive language
- eloquencePersuasive verbal grace
- convincingAble to persuade
- compellingPowerfully engaging or persuasive
persuasion · coaxing · enticing · smooth-talking · argumentative · forceful · cogent · articulate · propaganda · credibility
yarn
Twisted strand for crafts
saga · raconteur · embellishment · exaggeration · tall-tale · rambling · digression · colorful · entertaining · captivating
animated
Full of life, or drawn moving
- passionateIntensely emotional or enthusiastic
- energeticHaving much vigor
- excitedEagerly anticipating something
fervent · ardent · spirited · lively · exuberant · effervescent · rousing · infectious · breathless · gushing
spielsstraight talk
Honest, direct communication
unvarnished truth · heart-to-hearts · real talk · truth-telling · impromptu speech
spielssilences
Stops from speaking
monosyllables · brevity · few words · stammering · halting speech