Dead air
Dead air noun - An inadvertent interruption in a broadcast during which there is no sound.
Speech
Speech noun - A usually formal discourse delivered to an audience.
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Synonyms for Speech
Dead air and speech are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dead air" instead a noun "Speech".
Nearby Word: speechless
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Dead Air: Most notably in the first speech shown where he stood there for over two minutes trying to talk into the microphone without being able to get anything out.
Source: Film / The King's Speech - After John Galt hacks the radio transmissions and delivers his speech in Atlas Shrugged, the other characters do anything to fill up the dead air afterward, but this is treated more as a Follow the Leader response of the radio producers that came before them.
Source: Dead Air -
Dead Air: The director of the show cut short Frank Sinatra's acceptance speech for receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 1994 ceremony.
Source: Useful Notes / Grammy Award
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