impromptu speech

collocation in English

meaningsofimpromptuandspeech

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impromptu
adjective
uk
/ɪmˈprɒmp.tʃuː/us
/ɪmˈprɑːmp.tuː/
done or said without earlier planning ...
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speech
noun
uk
/spiːtʃ/us
/spiːtʃ/
the ability to talk, the activity of talking, or a piece of ...
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(Definition ofimpromptuandspeechfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofimpromptu speech

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He made animpromptuspeechinstead of the written speech and then, in very large measure, added the written speech to the impromptu one.
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He might find it easier to handle hisimpromptuspeechif he read it a little more slowly.
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Surely it must have been a veryimpromptuspeech, because he knows that you would get no education without a plan.
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I have never seen animpromptuspeechso much studied and so carefully prepared.
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A soapbox is a raised platform on which one stands to make animpromptuspeech, often about a political subject.
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Additional criteria is brought in for the second round to assess theimpromptuspeech.
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Frenkle then makes animpromptuspeechto the rest of the band.
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Each episode, three contestants perform a prepared speech and animpromptuspeechin two individual rounds.
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He finishes and rises to leave, before changing his mind and giving animpromptuspeechon respect.
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He was able to turn them away with animpromptuspeech.
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Every team member competes 10 subjects: mathematics, science, economics, social science, language and literature, fine arts, prepared andimpromptuspeech, interview, essay and superquiz.
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Then addressing himself to all with a short,impromptuspeech.
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In the second round, contestants are given a topic to briefly prepare animpromptuspeechfrom.
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It can be likened to speakers resorting toimpromptuspeechwhile reading from their prepared texts.
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For the first oral examination, this part of the test requires the student to present animpromptuspeechbased on a topic given for more than 3 minutes.
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I know that sometimes impromptu speeches are not worth the paper they are written on.
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I ask whether that is not really the issue rather than that some people read while others are able to deliver impromptu speeches.
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Intra-section competitions are conducted on recitation, impromptu speeches and handwriting skills.
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He is not above making occasional impromptu speeches or working for a laugh.
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