English for Speaking

“I wrote him a fan letter. Turns out writers are real pushovers...”

Wallace Reads at The Hungry Mind · The End of the Tour 2015 · Ch. 9/17

• Speeches
• Small talk
• Explaining

“You cannot get into bed with him without getting fucked.”

Guy Is Warned Off the Boss · Swimming with Sharks 1994 · Ch. 11/16

• Negotiation
• Persuasion
• Warning

“Look, talent comes everywhere. Everybody's talented.”

Jackson Tells Ally She's Talented · A Star Is Born 2018 · Ch. 3/13

• Comforting a friend
• Monologues
• Persuading

“I'm now in the minority group where I'm not responding to chemo.”

Andy Turns Fear Into Love · Be Here Now 2015 · Ch. 21/27

• At the doctor
• Monologues
• Explaining

“I've been smoking since I was born.”

Punks Debate Structure and Chaos · SLC Punk 1998 · Ch. 13/10

• Parties
• Persuasion
• Explaining

“- You tell everyone they're fakes.”

The Museum of Art Fraud · Interstate 60 2002 · Ch. 18/22

• Storytelling
• Shopping
• Explaining

“He works too hard for a little boy.”

Grandpa Joe Tells the Factory Legend · Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory 1971 · Ch. 1/18

• Family dinners
• Storytelling
• Explaining

“He keeps finding a way to prove everyone wrong.”

Brenda Tells Zack's Miracle Story · American Underdog 2021 · Ch. 7/27

• First dates
• Storytelling
• Confessing

“You are why the mystery has been drained from our art”

Slowik Makes the Foodie Cook · The Menu 2022 · Ch. 13/13

• Speeches
• Criticism & layoffs
• Confronting

“No matter what we encounter, we accept it, and we embrace it, and we keep going.”

The Team Rallies Around Olivia · Arthur the King 2024 · Ch. 6/19

• Speeches
• Persuasion
• Persuading

“Theory will get you only so far, huh?”

Oppenheimer Starts His Quantum Seminar · Oppenheimer 2023 · Ch. 4/28

• Speeches
• Small talk
• Explaining

“there's a world out there where we can be free.”

Guy Rallies the NPCs · Free Guy 2021 · Ch. 12/13

• Speeches
• Office chat
• Persuading

“It requires only the will to do so.”

Strangelove's Doomsday Machine · Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb 1964 · Ch. 11/20

• Meetings
• Monologues
• Explaining

“we were given a miracle.”

Abuela Tells Mirabel the Miracle Story · Encanto 2021 · Ch. 1/19

• Storytelling
• Explaining
• Comforting

“Not for me, not your father's memory, but for you.”

Rocky's Pre-Fight Talk with Adonis · Creed 2015 · Ch. 9/10

• Speeches
• Comforting a friend
• Comforting

“Y'all want to be human but you're blind to what you need!”

Mama Odie Tells Them to Dig Deeper · The Princess and the Frog 2009 · Ch. 10/14

• Speeches
• Storytelling
• Explaining

“It's good, Ross. I didn't know you could cook.”

Randall Recounts the Motel Night · The Thin Blue Line 1988 · Ch. 6/20

• Storytelling
• Police questioning
• Explaining

“They'd throw you in jail for a thousand years each!”

Butch and Sundance Try to Enlist · Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid 1969 · Ch. 7/12

• Persuasion
• Negotiation
• Saying no

“I hope they make it back all right.”

Woody Rescues the Lost Toy · Toy Story 4 2019 · Ch. 1/22

• Speeches
• Asking for help
• Warning

“The truth is it sounds pretty old to me too.”

Warren's Video Letter to Ndugu · About Schmidt 2002 · Ch. 3/16

• Monologues
• Storytelling
• Confessing

“In my younger and more vulnerable years...”

Nick Begins His Story · The Great Gatsby 2013 · Ch. 1/18

• Storytelling
• At the doctor
• Explaining

“And then one night, you get to thinking how you could crook the house yourself.”

Neff's Roulette Wheel Speech · Double Indemnity 1944 · Ch. 8/21

• Monologues
• Interrogations
• Confessing

“I'm sure that sounds like I'm this kind of, you know, idealist or some sort of a patriot, but I am a patriot.”

Lincoln Shares Billing with the House · Spielberg 2017 · Ch. 14/10

• Speeches
• Arguments
• Explaining

“As a species we re fundamentally insane”

The Crowd Turns on David · The Mist 2007 · Ch. 7/11

• Arguments
• Speeches
• Persuading