speak extemporaneously

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Speechwriters do try and prepare for such moments, particularly if a president is known to speak extemporaneously.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 3, 2024

Appearing to speak extemporaneously, he fell short of an apology.

From The Guardian • Mar. 11, 2020

Then, for three to five minutes, the contestant must speak extemporaneously about an article or an amendment selected from a container.

From The New Yorker • Feb. 11, 2019

Paul’s prepared text and delivery was unusually disciplined for a politician who prefers to speak extemporaneously and fills his occasionally rambling speeches with little-known historical asides and riffs on monetary policy.

From Washington Post • Apr. 7, 2015

Coach Simmons sometimes called on students to speak extemporaneously.

From "Small Steps" by Louis Sachar