Greek author of fables (circa 620-560 BC)

British statesman famous for his oratory; pleaded the cause of the American colonists in British Parliament and defended the parliamentary system (1729-1797)

a Roman statesman and orator remembered for his mastery of Latin prose (106-43 BC)

Athenian statesman and orator (circa 385-322 BC)

a leader of the American Revolution and a famous orator who spoke out against British rule of the American colonies (1736-1799)

Athenian rhetorician and orator (436-338 BC)

United States lecturer and writer who was blind and deaf from the age of 19 months; Anne Sullivan taught her to read and write and speak; Helen Keller graduated from college and went on to champion the cause of blind and deaf people (1880-1968)

German raconteur who told preposterous stories about his adventures as a soldier and hunter; his name is now associated with any telling of exaggerated stories or winning lies (1720-1797)

a speaker or writer who makes use of alliteration

the person initiating a telephone call

an obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker

someone skilled at conversation

a speaker who dictates to a secretary or a recording machine

someone who speaks with a drawl

someone whose talk is trivial drivel

a speaker who utters a sudden exclamation

a speaker whose voice sounds like a growl

someone who asks a question

someone who lectures professionally

a speaker who lisps

a speaker who refers to something briefly or incidentally

someone who talks incessantly

a person who speaks softly and indistinctly

someone who tells a story

a person who delivers a speech or oration

someone who speaks in a childish way

someone who rants and raves; speaks in a violent or loud manner

someone who recites from memory

a speaker of a particular language who has spoken that language since earliest childhood

someone who speaks with involuntary pauses and repetitions

a speaker with an unusually loud voice

a talker on television who talks directly into the cameras and whose upper body is all that is shown on the screen

a speaker who expresses or gives vent to a personal opinion or grievance

a loud and vehement speaker (usually in protest)

a speaker who voices an opinion

a mourner who utters long loud high-pitched cries

one who speaks in a whisper

someone who sees an event and reports what happened

an orator who delivers eulogies or panegyrics

a person skilled in telling anecdotes

someone who affirms or vouches for the correctness or truth or genuineness of something

someone who questions a witness carefully (especially about testimony given earlier)

someone skilled at informal chitchat

a public speaker trained in voice production and gesture and delivery

someone who administers a test to determine your qualifications

a person who tells or invents fables

a storyteller in West Africa; perpetuates the oral traditions of a family or village

a public speaker who delivers a loud or forceful or angry speech

a questioner who is excessively harsh

a person who takes part in a conversation

a person who conducts an interview

someone who conducts surveys of public opinion

an orator who can hold his listeners spellbound

a person who testifies or gives a deposition

a noisy and vigorous or ranting public speaker