elocution
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The Bentley Elocution Prize requires students to recite a poem and was once won by Michael Palin.
From BBC • Sep. 17, 2022
Pope and her colleagues speak at a clip suggesting years of study at the West Wing School of Elocution and Composition.
From Slate • Apr. 5, 2012
"If," said Elocution Professor Brigance with pardonable pride, "if there be such a thing as a crown of American oratory, certainly there could be no disputant of Wabash's claim to it."
From Time Magazine Archive
Nominee Hoover was never one of the smartalecks who actually had fun at Elocution Classes.
From Time Magazine Archive
Your students will demonstrate their acumen and progress during the usual Friday Elocution class.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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