elocution

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When he did, he held the floor with effortless elocution.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2025

Where many performers in his position would have tales about elocution training and other pre-production research to share, Galitzine had about two weeks over the holidays to prepare to play his.

From Salon • May 19, 2024

The comic actor, who often played well-spoken English gentlemen-type roles, was born in Tottenham, north-east London in 1924 and received elocution lessons as a child to correct his cockney accent.

From Reuters • Nov. 8, 2022

Spellling — real name: Chrystia “Tia” Cabral — knows how to sing in delicate whispers, but her elocution can contradict that daintiness.

From Washington Post • Oct. 5, 2022

Henry had been a good student in elocution.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou