What is another word for set speech?

Pronunciation: [sˈɛt spˈiːt͡ʃ] (IPA)

Synonyms for the term "set speech" include prepared speech, scripted speech, canned speech, and rehearsed speech. These terms all refer to a speech in which the speaker has written and practiced beforehand and delivers it in a planned and controlled manner. A set speech can be contrasted with an impromptu speech, which is delivered spontaneously without preparation. While a set speech can be effective in certain situations, it can also come across as artificial and lacking in authenticity. Therefore, a skilled speaker should be able to strike a balance between rehearsed and spontaneous elements in their delivery.

What are the hypernyms for Set speech?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Famous quotes with Set speech

  • In some great boarding schools for the fair sex, it is customary, upon the introduction of a novice, for the scholars to receive her with much pretended solemnity, and decorate a throne in which she is to be installed, in order to hear a set speech, addressed to her by one of the young ladies in the name of the rest. The throne is wide enough for three persons to sit conveniently, and is made with two stools, having a tub nearly filled with water between them, and the whole is covered by a counterpane or blanket, ornamented with ribands and other trifling fineries, and drawn very tightly over the two stools, upon each of which a lady is seated to keep the blanket from giving way when the new scholar takes her place; and these are called her maids of honour. The speech consists of high-flown compliments calculated to flatter the vanity of the stranger; and as soon as it is concluded, the maids of honour rising suddenly together, the counterpane of course gives way, and poor miss is unexpectedly immerged in the water.
    Joseph Strutt
  • The essence and foundation of House of Commons debating is formal conversation. The set speech, the harangue addressed to constituents, or to the wider public out of doors, has never succeeded much in our small wisely-built chamber. To do any good you have got to get down to grips with the subject and in human touch with the audience.
    Winston Churchill

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