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Sarunnio Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary
Speak to/at
Hello,
From the sentences below, what does it mean differently between "speak to" and "speak at"?
Style – Speak to your guests, not at them. It’s effective to demonstrate authority with insightful, useful information, but never talk down to your audience.
They said "Speak to your guests, not at them".
Any advice would be very much appreciated.
From the sentences below, what does it mean differently between "speak to" and "speak at"?
Style – Speak to your guests, not at them. It’s effective to demonstrate authority with insightful, useful information, but never talk down to your audience.
They said "Speak to your guests, not at them".
Any advice would be very much appreciated.
Top answer
'Speak at' is to make a speech voicing your opinions or feelings without paying any attention to communicating, to the others' response. 'Speak to' (and 'speak with') mean communicate, share ideas or feelings.
- 'Speak at' is to make a speech voicing your opinions or feelings without paying any attention to communicating, to the others' response.
- 'Speak to' (and 'speak with') mean communicate, share ideas or feelings.
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'Speak at' is to make a speech voicing your opinions or feelings without paying any attention to communicating, to the others' response.
'Speak to' (and 'speak with') mean communicate, share ideas or feelings.
'Speak to' (and 'speak with') mean communicate, share ideas or feelings.
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