Sentence examples for given a speaking from inspiring English sources

Having been given a speaking voice to help young Martha (Ronit Aranoff) learn an important lesson about emotions and the dangers of materialism, Mingus, quite rightly, hardly feels he should have to give up this voice once the job is done, even if this calls for a bit of sabotage.

He was given a speaking role, but not in prime time.

(Paul wasn't given a speaking slot, but his son, Senator Rand Paul, is scheduled to address the convention tomorrow).

Every black Republican who's ever been elected to a county road commission was given a speaking role, but Alan Keyes, the black presidential candidate who's the darling of the anti-abortion movement, was nowhere in sight.

Paul spokesman Jesse Benton said the rally would ensure Paul's beliefs got a high profile airing, despite the fact he was not given a speaking slot at the convention.

Taking issue with conservatives and many members of Congress who were not invited to speak, he said: "Not everybody's going to be given a speaking role because of the limitation in time.

But that's an assertion you can't make if, as in this case, each work is given a spoken introduction.

Willis appeared on the 2008 Blues Traveler album North Hollywood Shootout, giving a spoken word performance over an instrumental blues rock jam on the track "Free Willis (Ruminations from Behind Uncle Bob's Machine Shop)".

She had seen an 18-year-old Tagouri give a spoken word performance on World AIDS Day several years ago and offered the journalism major an internship right on the spot.

In the next turn, Stuart manages to give a spoken but only partially intelligible response ("(sedskai) gardens", line 15).

Focus on this exercise if people ask you to speak up or repeat yourself frequently, or if you are training to give a spoken presentation.