speaking

Noun

• delivering an address to a public audience
  • people came to see the candidates and hear the speechmaking
    

• the utterance of intelligible speech

Adjective

• capable of or involving speech or speaking
  • human beings--the speaking animals
    
  • a speaking part in the play
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  public speaking , speechmaking , oral presentation , speech production , speaking(a)
• Antonyms: 
  nonspeaking , walk-on