SPEECHMAKING Synonyms

• capable of or involving speech or speaking

• the utterance of intelligible speech

• delivering an address to a public audience

• capable of speech

• (computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored

• the place where a person or organization can be found or communicated with

• the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience

• the manner of speaking to another individual

• a sign in front of a house or business carrying the conventional form by which its location is described

• written directions for finding some location; written on letters or packages that are to be delivered to that location

• the stance assumed by a golfer in preparation for hitting a golf ball

• the ability to do or say what is appropriate for the occasion

• speak to

• give a speech to

• put an address on (an envelope)

• direct a question at someone

• address or apply oneself to something, direct one's efforts towards something, such as a question

• greet, as with a prescribed form, title, or name

• access or locate by address

• act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression

• speak to someone

• adjust and aim (a golf ball) at in preparation of hitting

• the aspect of pronunciation that involves bringing articulatory organs together so as to shape the sounds of speech

• the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made

• expressing in coherent verbal form

• (anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion)

• the act of joining things in such a way that motion is possible

• vehement oratory

• recitation of a speech from memory with studied gestures and intonation as an exercise in elocution or rhetoric

• extended verbal expression in speech or writing

• an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)

• an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic

• to consider or examine in speech or writing

• carry on a conversation

• talk at length and formally about a topic

• an instance of oratory

• an exchange of ideas via conversation

• discussion; (`talk about' is a less formal alternative for `discussion of')

• the act of giving a talk to an audience

• a speech that is open to the public

• idle gossip or rumor

• exchange thoughts; talk with

• express in speech

• use language

• reveal information

• divulge confidential information or secrets

• deliver a lecture or talk

• using language effectively to please or persuade

• high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation

• loud and confused and empty talk

• study of the technique and rules for using language effectively (especially in public speaking)

• make speeches; hold forth, or harangue with a certain degree of formality

• delivering an address to a public audience

• delivering an address to a public audience