What is another word for speeches?

Pronunciation: [spˈiːt͡ʃɪz] (IPA)

Speeches are a popular form of public speaking. Synonyms for speeches include presentations, talks, addresses, lectures, orations, sermons, discourse, monologues, and recitations. A presentation is usually a detailed explanation demonstrating a certain set of skills to an audience. Talks are casual conversations used to discuss various topics. Addresses are formal speeches given in public to a large gathering of people. Lectures are educational presentations given to students in higher education to teach and inform them on certain topics. Oration is a formal and eloquent speech given on a notable occasion. Sermons are religious speeches given by priests or pastors in a church. Discourse is a formal discussion among people on certain topics. Monologues are spoken performances by a single performer. Recitations are the act of repeating or declaiming something aloud, especially a piece of poetry.

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What are the hypernyms for Speeches?

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Usage examples for Speeches

Quickly the hour passed and the call came to form ranks for the march to the town square, where speeches were to be made and prayers were to be read before the march to the station.
"The Eye of Dread"
Payne Erskine
"Don't tell me my husband can't make pretty speeches," said Charlotte.
"The Locusts' Years"
Mary Helen Fee
Seldom is the beginning more than a half-page in length; often the play is got under way in two or three speeches.
"Contemporary One-Act Plays Compiler: B. Roland Lewis"
Sir James M. Barrie George Middleton Althea Thurston Percy Mackaye Lady Augusta Gregor Eugene Pillot Anton Tchekov Bosworth Crocker Alfred Kreymborg Paul Greene Arthur Hopkins Paul Hervieu Jeannette Marks Oscar M. Wolff David Pinski Beulah Bornstead Herma

Famous quotes with Speeches

  • When faced with the inevitable fatigue that comes with the recycling of speeches and the recycling of thoughts in a rather small stream of vortex, I am urged to not be ashamed of recycling.
    Barbara Amiel
  • The only place you see a free market is in the speeches of politicians.
    Dwayne Andreas
  • Several speeches were made by the chiefs during the council, all expressive in the highest degree of their friendly disposition towards our government, and their conduct in every particular manifested the sincerity of their declarations.
    William Henry Ashley
  • For my name and memory I leave to men's charitable speeches, and to foreign nations and the next ages.
    Francis Bacon
  • It has since been agreed that speeches given in English will be translated into French and vice versa, and even into German and Italian when necessary. No doubt translations into Esperanto will also soon be in demand.
    Fredrik Bajer

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