colloquial
(adjective)
Denoting a manner of speaking or writing that is characteristic of familiar conversation; informal.
Examples of colloquial in the following topics:
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Building Credibility
- Froude takes the colloquial idea of "building character" one step further, leading us to imagine a laborious undertaking in a blacksmith's forge, shaping "character" with a hammer.
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Audience
- Race and culture can influence everything from colloquialisms to which hand gestures may or may not be appropriate as you deliver your speech.
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Signaling the End of Your Speech and Managing Q&A
- Once you have successfully ended your speech, it is often appropriate to offer the audience a question and answer session, colloquially referred to as Q&A.
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Age
- Slang: Slang is an ever-changing set of colloquial words and phrases that speakers use to establish or reinforce social identity or cohesiveness within a group or society at large.