Public Speaking Phrases

noun a remark or comment that interrupts a conversation

verb to interrupt a conversation with a remark or comment

• The professor asked the students not to interject during the lecture.
• Feel free to interject if you have any questions or comments.
• I wanted to interject, but I didn't want to interrupt the conversation.
• The sudden rainstorm seemed to interject itself into our picnic plans.

noun a prayer or request for help or guidance, especially at the beginning of a ceremony or ritual

• The priest began the ceremony with a solemn invocation.
• The speaker opened the event with a heartfelt invocation.
• The rapper started his performance with a sick invocation.
• Her painting served as an invocation of the beauty of nature.

adjective describing the manner in which something is heard or understood

adverb modifying a verb, adjective, or other adverb to indicate the manner in which something is done

• The speaker's message came through loud and clear during the conference.
• I told him I can hear him loud and clear, no need to shout.
• The music at the party was bumping loud and clear.
• Her determination to succeed was loud and clear in everything she did.

adverb used to emphasize a particular point or aspect, typically one that is important or significant

• The company's revenue increased notably after implementing the new marketing strategy.
• She is notably the best player on the team.
• That new restaurant downtown is notably lit.
• His leadership skills are notably a guiding light for the team.

adverb modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb to indicate manner, time, place, or degree

• The company logo was prominently displayed on the front of the building.
• Her picture was prominently featured in the school yearbook.
• The new song is prominently bumping on the radio right now.
• His influence was prominently felt throughout the entire organization.

noun a refutation or contradiction

adjective relating to or constituting a rebuttal

• The defense attorney presented a strong rebuttal to the prosecution's argument.
• She had a quick rebuttal ready when he tried to challenge her.
• He dropped the mic with his rebuttal to the haters.
• Her success was the ultimate rebuttal to all those who doubted her abilities.

noun the act of stating or expressing something again

verb to state or express again in a different way

• It is important to restate the main points of the presentation for clarity.
• Can you restate what you just said in simpler terms?
• Hey, can you like, restate that for me one more time?
• The artist used different colors to restate the theme of the painting.

noun a legal term referring to a response or reply made by a defendant to a plaintiff's rejoinder

• The lawyer presented a subjoinder to counter the opposing counsel's argument.
• The attorney fired back with a subjoinder to shut down the other lawyer.
• The legal eagle dropped a sick subjoinder to win the case.
• Her subjoinder was like a sharp sword cutting through the opponent's argument.

noun a concise summary or conclusion

verb present participle of the verb 'sum up', which means to give a brief statement of the main points of something

preposition used as a prepositional phrase to indicate the act of summarizing or concluding something

• Summing up the findings of the research study, it can be concluded that there is a strong correlation between exercise and mental health.
• So, summing up, it looks like we'll have to postpone the meeting until next week.
• Summing up, it's pretty clear that we got played by that guy.
• Summing up all the pieces of the puzzle, it seems like the answer was right in front of us all along.

noun A word that refers to a person, place, thing, or idea.

verb A word that expresses an action or a state of being.

preposition A word that shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and other words in a sentence.

conjunction A word that connects words, phrases, or clauses in a sentence.

• The politician continued to stump for his policies during the debate.
• I heard he's going to stump for that new restaurant opening.
• She's always stumping for her favorite sports team.
• The evidence presented by the defense attorney stumped against the prosecution's case.

noun a speech given by a person who is accepting a prize, award, or honor

• The actor delivered a heartfelt acceptance speech at the awards ceremony.
• She totally killed it with her acceptance speech last night.
• His acceptance speech was lit, everyone was cheering.
• Her acceptance speech was like music to my ears, so inspiring.