give speech

call discuss talk

approach bespeak discourse greet hail lecture memorialize orate pitch pontificate sermonize spiel spout stump

deliver speech deliver talk get on a soapbox give talk root for take the floor

listen refrain

be quiet

avoid cut disregard ignore overlook pass shun slight

pitch speak

accost discourse harangue induce influence lecture orate persuade sermonize spiel spout stump sway

deliver a speech give a talk hold forth prelect

be quiet discourage hinder prevent

listen refrain refuse