BNET Business Dictionary
Business Definition for: Speech
- a formal spoken address made to an audience by a speaker. Speeches are made in the context of a meeting or conference or on other occasions such as after a business dinner. The goal of a speech may be to motivate, inspire, or entertain as well as to inform. In contrast to presentations, speeches are a form of public speaking normally made without the assistance of audiovisual aids, and may be wide ranging rather than focusing on a well-defined topic or proposal. Jokes, humorous anecdotes, and quotations are frequently used in speeches. To give a speech successfully requires good communication skills.
Wiktionary Definition for: Speech
- uncountable The faculty of speech; the ability to speak or to use vocalizations to communicate.
- Ex:''It was hard to hear the sounds of his '''speech''' over the noise.''
- countable A session of speaking; a long oral message given publicly usually by one person.
- Ex:''The candidate made some ambitious promises in his campaign '''speech'''.''
- Speech is a form of symbolism; it is a composite of thought, voice, word, and action; it is a product of the integrated personality; it is used to satisfy our needs, wants, and desires.
Additional Resources
- Zoning speech on the Internet: a legal and technical model.
- Speech, it is said,(1) divides into three sorts -- (1) speech that everyone has a right to (political speech, speech about public affairs); (2) speech that no one has a right to (obscene speech, child porn); and (3) speech that some have a right to but others...
- Research articles 1999-11-01
- Obama's Speech: Where's The Beef?
- Obama's Speech: Where's The Beef?RE: Obama's Speech: Where's The Beef?Beef? Did Obama say he was going to subsidize cattle farmers?Acceptance speeches are about themes, not detailed explanation. $150 billion in to renewable energy, a good launching point so we can have conversation about how to spend the $150B. ...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-01
- National, L&H in Speech Pact - National Semiconductor Corp. and Lernout & Hauspie Speech Products develop speech processing for information appliances - Company Business and Marketing - Brief Article
- National Semiconductor Corp. and Lernout & Hauspie Speech Products have teamed up to support advanced speech processing technology in the information appliance market. National's orientation in silicon and system design and integration will combine with L&H's speech technologies in an effort to develop new uses for L&H's automatic speech recognition,...
- Research articles 1999-08-16
- Speech Thesis: How To Construct A Good Speech Thesis In 3 Steps
- Take your time to re-think, tweak and rewrite your specific purpose. A compelling and good speech thesis statement is the fundament for an attractive public speaking speech. Writing a persuasive speech or other arguable text to speech or even a speech essay is a lot easier now you know how...
- White papers 2008-01-01
- AVST Introduces CallXpress Speech Server For Call Completion, Personal Assistant Apps
- Applied Voice & Speech Technologies, Inc. AVST has introduced CalIXpress Speech Server, which is based on the latest version of its advanced speech module, Seneca 4.5. CalIXpress Speech Server delivers speech-enabled call completion and personal assistant applications to AVST's flagship unified messaging product, CalIXpress. With CalIXpress Speech Server, AVST has...
- Research articles 2005-05-01
- Economists and Bloggers React to Obama's Heath Care Speech
- Reactions from economists and the blogosphere to President Obama's Wednesday night speech to Congress on health care reform. Megan McCardle, The Atlantic So, the speech. Here’s what we’ve got: Guaranteed issue. Community rating. Portability. Exchanges. Mandate. Deficit neutrality. The public option...
- Articles 2009-09-10
- AVST Introduces CallXpress Speech Server Based on New Version of Seneca; Powerful Speech Recognition Application Touts Increased Integration with CallXpress and Expanded Functionality
- FOOTHILL RANCH, Calif. -- Applied Voice & Speech Technologies, Inc. AVST, a leading provider of unified communications solutions for the enterprise market, today introduced CallXpress Speech Server based on the latest version of its advanced speech module, SenecaR 4.5. CallXpress Speech Server delivers powerful speech-enabled call completion and personal assistant...
- Research articles 2005-04-12
- Nuance Names Craig Peddie General Manager of Embedded Speech Solutions; Executive Brings More Than Two Decades of Mobile Device and Speech Recognition Experience
- BURLINGTON, Mass. -- Nuance Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq: NUAN), formerly known as ScanSoft and a global leader in speech and imaging solutions, today announced it has named Craig Peddie as vice president and general manager of the embedded speech solutions business for the company's Speech Division. Mr. Peddie will be responsible...
- Research articles 2005-12-12
- Nuance Communications Nets Top Honors at Speech Solutions Awards Program; Nuance Wins Five Awards in Multiple Categories at Speech Technology Magazine Awards Ceremony
- BURLINGTON, Mass. -- Nuance Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN), the world's leading supplier of speech and imaging solutions, today announced that it received five Speech Solutions Awards from Speech Technology Magazine at the annual Speech Solutions Awards ceremony, hosted at the SpeechTEK conference in New York last week. The Speech Solutions...
- Research articles 2006-08-16
- SPEECH CODES ARE STILL DEAD
- SPEECH CODES ARE STILL DEAD Speak No Evil: The Triumph of Hate Speech Regulation Jon B. Gould. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2005 Jon B. Gould subtitle's his book about "hate speech" and campus speech codes "The Triumph of Hate Speech Regulation." When I read the suhlitle, I wondered it...
- Research articles 2006-05-01
- SPEECH MACHINES: Speech Machines receives investment frfrom @Ventures and Intel, announces Tenet agreement.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-3 November 1999-SPEECH MACHINES: Speech Machines receives investment from @Ventures and Intel, announces agreement with Tenet Healthcare C1994-99 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:041199 Malvern, England -- Speech Machines, the leading UK speech-to-data Application Service Provider, today announced that it has received...
- Research articles 1999-11-03
- Democracy and the Problem of Free Speech. (book reviews)
- I. INTRODUCTION: CHANNEL SURFING USA It's been a tough day. I've spent most of it worrying about the Free Speech Principle. Or at least, the Free Speech Principle described in Cass Sunstein's Democracy and the Problem of Free Speech,(1) a book by an author I greatly...
- Research articles 1995-05-01
- Spatial Audio Displays for Speech Communications: A Comparison of Free Field and Virtual Acoustic Environments
- This white paper study deals with the aim of detecting the presentation of a critical speech signal among a background of non-signal speech events and providing conclusion, which shows that the spatial separation increased the percentage of correctly identified critical speech signals as the number of competing messages increased. These...
- White papers 2000-02-10
- Speech Rx: Trinitas Hospital Selects Voice Automation System From Nuance and Speech Technology Associates
- MENLO PARK, Calif. -- Nuance (NASDAQ:NUAN), the voice automation expert, continues its multi-industry reach with New Jersey-based Trinitas Hospital's deployment of a patient care-oriented speech system. Nuance partner Speech Technology Associates, Inc. STA, a provider of advanced speech recognition technology, developed the speech-enabled auto-attendant solution, Automated OperatorTM for Healthcare, which...
- Research articles 2005-07-25
- LumenVox's Speech Tuner Supports Nuance 8.5
- LumenVox, a provider of speech recognition technology, has announced the availability of Nuance 8.5 support with its Speech Tuner. The Tuner was updated to allow companies working with Nuance-based speech applications to perform various tuning and testing inhouse. LumenVox's Speech Tuner is a maintenance tool that allows end users, value-added...
- Research articles 2005-06-01
- Message Technologies, Inc. Joins Microsoft Speech Partner Program, Expands with SALT Hosting Environment
- ATLANTA -- Message Technologies, Inc. MTI, an industry-leading provider of speech IVR hosting, services, and solutions, announced today that it has joined the Microsoft Speech Server Program as a Voice User Interface Designer VUI, Application Developer and Hoster. As a result of joining the Speech Server Program, MTI will offer...
- Research articles 2005-06-20
- Voxtron Teams With Lernout & Hauspie Speech Technology For Its Telecommunications Products; TeleButler and TeleLog Family of Products to Incorporate Speech Recognition and Text-to-Speech Technology
- BURLINGTON, Mass.--BUSINESS WIRE--Dec. 27, 1996--Lernout & Hauspie Speech Products (NASDAQ:LHSPF) today announced that it has licensed its automatic speech recognition and text-to-speech technology to Voxtron for $2.8 million for use in the TeleButler and TeleLog family of products.
- Research articles 1996-12-27
- Fonix VoiceIn Rapidly Becoming Top Speech Interface Choice for Videogame Developers; Fonix VoiceIn featured in six game titles, adoption of speech interfaces accelerating
- SALT LAKE CITY -- Fonix Speech, an operating group of FonixR Corporation (OTCBB:FNIX), is quickly moving towards dominance in providing speech interfaces to the videogame industry. Initially introduced to the videogame development market in 2003 as the standard speech solution for Microsoft's XboxR developer's kit XDK, Fonix's award-winning VoiceInTM speech...
- Research articles 2005-03-29
- Pronexus And Vail Systems Offer Developers "A SIP Of Speech"
- Pronexus Inc. and Vail Systems, both providers of telephony and speech solutions, have announced the availability of "A SIP of Speech," a software bundle aimed at developers exploring the growing opportunities for speech applications. The combination of Pronexus VBSALT and the Vail SIP TIM on the Microsoft Speech Server platform...
- Research articles 2004-11-01
- AVST's CallXpress Speech Server Named a Top 100 Midmarket Solution by CMP's VARBusiness Magazine
- FOOTHILL RANCH, Calif. -- CallXpressR Speech Server, an advanced speech-enabled unified communications UC solution from Applied Voice & Speech Technologies Inc. AVST, was named one of the "Top 100 Midmarket Solutions" by CMP's VARBusiness Magazine. Launched in April 2005, CallXpress Speech Server is powered by AVST's sophisticated voice recognition technology,...
- Research articles 2005-06-13
