viva voce
Out loud, formally
Viva voce means by word of mouth—spoken rather than written.
The phrase comes from Latin and appears most often in academic contexts, where a viva voce examination (or simply a viva) is an oral exam, typically the defense of a doctoral thesis: She passed her viva voce with minor revisions.
The phrase also appears in legal and parliamentary settings for voice votes.
Of the mouth
- verbalOf or in words
- articulateExpress clearly, or well-spoken
- eloquentFluent and persuasive
- fluentSpeaking smoothly, effortlessly
aloud · utterance · pronunciation · enunciation · diction · expression · discourse · unwritten
Done without advance preparation
- impromptuWithout advance preparation
- off-the-cuffUnplanned, unrehearsed
- unrehearsedNot practiced beforehand
- spontaneousArising without external cause
ad-lib · unprepared · improvised · offhand · on-the-spot
Person seeking selection
- panelDistinct flat section
- questionsRequests for information
- responsesAnswers or reactions
- appointmentScheduled time for something
position · recruitment · employer · applicant · qualifications · screening · selection · dialogue
oral
Of the mouth
- verbalOf or in words
- articulateExpress clearly, or well-spoken
- eloquentFluent and persuasive
fluent · aloud · utterance · pronunciation · enunciation · diction · expression · discourse · unwritten · word-of-mouth
extemporaneous
Done without advance preparation
- impromptuWithout advance preparation
- off-the-cuffUnplanned, unrehearsed
- unrehearsedNot practiced beforehand
spontaneous · ad-lib · unprepared · improvised · offhand · on-the-spot
candidate
Person seeking selection
appointment · position · recruitment · employer · applicant · qualifications · screening · selection · dialogue · assessment
- examsexam, test, quiz, final exam, midterm
- presentationspresentation, slides, slide, keynote, slideshow
- quiz thingsquiz, exam, test, trivia, question
- OxbridgeOxford, Oxbridge, Oxford University, Cambridge University, Exeter
- practical testsdriving test, flight test, oral exam, field test, road test
- Q&A formatsquestioning, interview, quiz, oral exam, inquiry
viva vocewritten exam
Assessment answered in text
written test · take-home exam · blue book exam · dissertation · coursework
viva vocein writing
Recorded in text
written · in print · on paper · textual · documented
voice, survive, vivid, advocate, voices, vocal, provoke, revive, revival