Definition of Exordium

the introductory part of a speech

Examples of Exordium in a sentence

The exordium of the speech explained the reasons why the speaker had selected nursing as a career.  🔊

Rambling on, the presenter barely got through the initial exordium and never really explained why he was speaking.  🔊

The speech’s exordium gave a short bio about the speaker and his experiences in tech sales.  🔊

Writing a short exordium, the orator felt it was important to keep his introduction short and dive right into the speech.  🔊

Stumbling over the exordium, the nervous spokeswoman could not even get past the introductory part of her announcement.  🔊

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