as in speech
the art of speaking in public eloquently and effectively
the oft-told story that he practiced elocution by learning to speak with a mouth full of pebbles
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From elocution lessons to highway signs to serenades, startup founders looking to raise money in the Covid-19 era are developing new strategies to sell themselves and their companies—which might be only an idea on paper—through a video chat app on their laptop.
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Heather Somerville, WSJ, 19 Sep. 2020
She quickly to turning to the theater, aided by elocution lessons, and found her calling.
—Sun Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2023
Balancing blaze with warmth, tenor Barrett Radziun favored dramatic elocution over conventional smoothness.
—Dallas News, 23 Dec. 2022
The good-humoredness of warrior M’Baku (Winston Duke), with his calm elocution and handsome furs, can only get you so far.
—K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone, 8 Nov. 2022
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Heather Somerville, WSJ, 19 Sep. 2020
She quickly to turning to the theater, aided by elocution lessons, and found her calling.
—Sun Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2023
Balancing blaze with warmth, tenor Barrett Radziun favored dramatic elocution over conventional smoothness.
—Dallas News, 23 Dec. 2022
The good-humoredness of warrior M’Baku (Winston Duke), with his calm elocution and handsome furs, can only get you so far.
—K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone, 8 Nov. 2022
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