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talk n.
formal talk to audience n.

NOUN

talk

Synonyms

STRONGEST

conversation dialogue discussion expression language tone voice

STRONG

accent articulation communication dialect diction doublespeak elocution enunciation idiom intercourse jargon lingo locution palaver parlance prattle pronunciation prose speaking spiel tongue utterance verbalization vernacular vocalization vocalizing voicing

WEAK

double talk expressing mother tongue native tongue oral communication vocal expression

Antonyms

STRONGEST

quiet silence

STRONG

standard

WEAK

listening

NOUN

formal talk to audience

Synonyms

STRONGEST

address appeal commentary debate lecture paper rhetoric sermon

STRONG

allocution bombast declamation diatribe discourse disquisition dissertation eulogy exhortation harangue homily invocation keynote opus oration oratory panegyric parlance parley pitch recitation salutation spiel stump tirade valedictory

WEAK

chalk talk pep talk prelection

Antonyms

WEAK

listening quiet silence

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speeches

One of the workshop participants’ first assignments is to write their retirement speeches.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

It makes us fondly recall a past when first ladies competently delivered coherent speeches from podiums and made strong policy advocates.

From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2026

A Reform politician says he is using smart glasses with an in-built autocue feature to help him make speeches in the Welsh Parliament.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

In 2012, it had also allowed her to bring her personal assistant into the chamber to read her speeches when required, the House of Lords press office said in a release.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

He admired Kennedy’s determination to end the war, and helped the candidate craft speeches in preparation for the pivotal California Democratic primary.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin

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