Elocution
noun
The skill of clear and expressive speaking, which includes using voice control and gestures.
He gave a speech with good elocution, speaking clearly and using precise gestures to enhance his message.
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Academic
noun
Special attention to enunciation, tone, and style in speech or singing.
Her elocution is incredible, every word she sings is clearly enunciated.
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Approving
Artistic
noun
A particular style of speaking or delivering speech.
He is known for his unique elocution, using a slow pace to give emphasis to his words.
noun
The skill of clear and expressive speaking, which includes using voice control and gestures.
He gave a speech with good elocution, speaking clearly and using precise gestures to enhance his message.
Usage tips
Academic
noun
Special attention to enunciation, tone, and style in speech or singing.
Her elocution is incredible, every word she sings is clearly enunciated.
Usage tips
Approving
Artistic
noun
A particular style of speaking or delivering speech.
He is known for his unique elocution, using a slow pace to give emphasis to his words.
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Voice Control
Using volume and pitch to convey emotions or highlight parts of a speech.
Her elocution made the audience feel the urgency in her message.
Pro Tip 2/3Effective Gestures
Using your hands and facial expressions to support and add meaning to your words.
His elocution included gestures that perfectly matched his narrative.
Pro Tip 3/3Clarity Matters
Pronouncing words clearly to avoid misunderstandings, especially in formal situations.
Clear elocution is key when giving instructions.
Pro Tip 1/3Voice Control
Using volume and pitch to convey emotions or highlight parts of a speech.
Her elocution made the audience feel the urgency in her message.
Pro Tip 2/3Effective Gestures
Using your hands and facial expressions to support and add meaning to your words.
His elocution included gestures that perfectly matched his narrative.
Pro Tip 3/3Clarity Matters
Pronouncing words clearly to avoid misunderstandings, especially in formal situations.
Clear elocution is key when giving instructions.
Pro Tip 1/3Voice Control
Using volume and pitch to convey emotions or highlight parts of a speech.
Her elocution made the audience feel the urgency in her message.
Pro Tip 2/3Effective Gestures
Using your hands and facial expressions to support and add meaning to your words.
His elocution included gestures that perfectly matched his narrative.
Pro Tip 3/3Clarity Matters
Pronouncing words clearly to avoid misunderstandings, especially in formal situations.
Clear elocution is key when giving instructions.
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Kim Cattrall
English Actress
My family was going back to England to visit my mother's grandmother, who was very ill. We went up to Liverpool and I met my great-aunt, who was just a force of nature. She was an elocution teacher and a huge enthusiast for theater and the classics. I took her amateur acting class, and she was really impressed with me.
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Wendy Williams
American Entertainer
Take some elocution lessons; you can joke with Ebonics, but the truth is, nothing beats the King's English. Learning how to speak properly, and the art of delivery can take you very far in life!
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Penelope Keith
British Actress
We have this wonderful language and we don't appreciate it. That's old-fashioned me, but when I went to school, everyone had elocution lessons, not to sound posh but so you could be understood.
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Kiran Rao
Indian Producer
We were quite a middle class family, but we had access to all the good things in life, be it books or access to a club. I was outgoing and did a lot of elocution, singing and theatre.
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M. J. Hyland
English Author
I was the first and only person in my family to go to university, and I spent two decades redesigning myself: even my voice is the product of elocution lessons.
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Walter Cronkite
American Journalist
I never took any elocution lessons, no diction lessons. I might have been a pretty decent broadcaster if I had, but what you see, I'm afraid, is what you get.
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Megan McKenna
English Celebrity
I used to have elocution lessons when I was growing up, and then it kind of got to the point where I was like, this is me.
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Sara Davies
British Businesswoman
Someone suggested elocution lessons but there is no way I am changing my accent, I'm proud of my roots.
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Maria Grazia Cucinotta
Italian Actress
I took acting and elocution lessons, to get rid of my Sicilian accent.
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Vivien Leigh
English Actress
I loved fencing and dancing and elocution.
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Kim Cattrall
English Actress
My family was going back to England to visit my mother's grandmother, who was very ill. We went up to Liverpool and I met my great-aunt, who was just a force of nature. She was an elocution teacher and a huge enthusiast for theater and the classics. I took her amateur acting class, and she was really impressed with me.
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Wendy Williams
American Entertainer
Take some elocution lessons; you can joke with Ebonics, but the truth is, nothing beats the King's English. Learning how to speak properly, and the art of delivery can take you very far in life!
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Penelope Keith
British Actress
We have this wonderful language and we don't appreciate it. That's old-fashioned me, but when I went to school, everyone had elocution lessons, not to sound posh but so you could be understood.
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Kiran Rao
Indian Producer
We were quite a middle class family, but we had access to all the good things in life, be it books or access to a club. I was outgoing and did a lot of elocution, singing and theatre.
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M. J. Hyland
English Author
I was the first and only person in my family to go to university, and I spent two decades redesigning myself: even my voice is the product of elocution lessons.
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Walter Cronkite
American Journalist
I never took any elocution lessons, no diction lessons. I might have been a pretty decent broadcaster if I had, but what you see, I'm afraid, is what you get.
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Megan McKenna
English Celebrity
I used to have elocution lessons when I was growing up, and then it kind of got to the point where I was like, this is me.
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Sara Davies
British Businesswoman
Someone suggested elocution lessons but there is no way I am changing my accent, I'm proud of my roots.
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Maria Grazia Cucinotta
Italian Actress
I took acting and elocution lessons, to get rid of my Sicilian accent.
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Vivien Leigh
English Actress
I loved fencing and dancing and elocution.
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