to speak to an audience
51Authors' conference — An authors conference is a type of where writers gather to review their written works and suggest improvements. This process helps an author improve his or her work and learn to be a better writer for future works, both by receiving critiques of… …
52constitutionally — /kon sti tooh sheuh nl ee, tyooh /, adv. 1. in respect to physical makeup: He is constitutionally fitted for heavy labor. 2. in respect to mental or emotional makeup: constitutionally unable to speak before an audience. 3. with respect to a… …
53Crime Does Not Pay (radio series) — Crime Does Not Pay was an anthology radio crime drama series based on MGM s short film series which began in 1935 with Crime Does Not Pay: Buried Loot. The shows were transcribed at MGM s New York station, WMGM. Written by Ira Marion and directed …
54guest speaker — person who is invited to come and speak before an audience …
55in a cold sweat — very nervous or scared, scared spitless As Doug waited to speak to the audience he felt breathless and shaky. His hands felt cold and damp. He was in a cold sweat! …
56speakable — speak (spēk) v. spoke (spōk), spo·ken (spō’kən), speak·ing, speaks v. intr. 1. To produce words by means of sounds; talk: »Can the baby speak yet? 2. a) To …
57In general — Audience Au di*ence, n. [F. audience, L. audientia, fr. audire to hear. See {Audible}, a.] 1. The act of hearing; attention to sounds. [1913 Webster] Thou, therefore, give due audience, and attend. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Admittance to a… …
58open — Audience Au di*ence, n. [F. audience, L. audientia, fr. audire to hear. See {Audible}, a.] 1. The act of hearing; attention to sounds. [1913 Webster] Thou, therefore, give due audience, and attend. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Admittance to a… …
59speaker — speak•er [[t]ˈspi kər[/t]] n. 1) a person who speaks 2) a person who speaks formally before an audience; lecturer; orator 3) gov (usu. cap.) the presiding officer of the U.S. House of Representatives, the British House of Commons, or other… …
60hold the floor — Speak effectively, dominating an audience …
