| No. | Term | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Address | Speak to a topic formally. |
| 2. | Advisement | Guidance given through talk. |
| 3. | Air-out | Openly express differing views. |
| 4. | Altercation | Heated verbal dispute. |
| 5. | Analysis | Detailed examination of an issue. |
| 6. | Argument | Exchange of opposing reasons. |
| 7. | Assessment | Evaluation through consideration. |
| 8. | Back-and-forth | Alternating exchange of views. |
| 9. | Banter | Playful, teasing conversation. |
| 10. | Bargaining | Negotiation over terms. |
| 11. | Brainstorm | Generate ideas together. |
| 12. | Briefing | Concise informational talk. |
| 13. | Broach | Introduce a sensitive topic. |
| 14. | Caucus | Private meeting within a group. |
| 15. | Chat | Informal, friendly talk. |
| 16. | Clarification | Making meaning clearer. |
| 17. | Colloquy | Formal, structured dialogue. |
| 18. | Commentary | Remarks explaining or judging. |
| 19. | Consultation | Seeking expert advice together. |
| 20. | Conversation | Spoken exchange of ideas. |
| 21. | Council | Deliberative meeting of members. |
| 22. | Counsel | Advice offered after talk. |
| 23. | Debate | Formal argument on a motion. |
| 24. | Deliberation | Careful consideration before deciding. |
| 25. | Dialogue | Exchange between two or more. |
| 26. | Disagreement | Difference of opinion expressed. |
| 27. | Discourse | Serious written or spoken treatment. |
| 28. | Disputation | Formal contest of arguments. |
| 29. | Docketing | Placing issues on an agenda. |
| 30. | Examination | Close questioning and review. |
| 31. | Exchange | Giving and receiving viewpoints. |
| 32. | Exploration | Investigating possibilities together. |
| 33. | Feedback | Responses about performance or ideas. |
| 34. | Forum | Public place for airing views. |
| 35. | Friendly talk | Casual, amicable conversation. |
| 36. | Give-and-take | Mutual concessions in talk. |
| 37. | Grappling | Struggling with a complex issue. |
| 38. | Haggling | Bargaining over price or terms. |
| 39. | Hash-out | Work through details thoroughly. |
| 40. | Hearing | Formal session to receive testimony. |
| 41. | Huddle | Quick private group talk. |
| 42. | Inquiry | Seeking information by asking. |
| 43. | Interchange | Mutual exchange of ideas. |
| 44. | Interrogation | Intense questioning for facts. |
| 45. | Interview | Structured question-and-answer session. |
| 46. | Issue-spotting | Identifying key problems to address. |
| 47. | Jousting | Competitive verbal sparring. |
| 48. | Judgment | Conclusion formed after weighing. |
| 49. | Keynote | Central address setting themes. |
| 50. | Kibitzing | Offering unsolicited advice or remarks. |
| 51. | Knot-untangling | Resolving complicated points. |
| 52. | Lecture | Instructional talk to an audience. |
| 53. | Line of inquiry | Focused path of questioning. |
| 54. | Mediation | Facilitated talk to resolve conflict. |
| 55. | Meditation | Reflective consideration of a matter. |
| 56. | Meeting | Gathering to talk and decide. |
| 57. | Negotiation | Talks to reach agreement. |
| 58. | Negotiations | Series of bargaining sessions. |
| 59. | Open floor | Time for unrestricted comments. |
| 60. | Opinion-sharing | Exchanging personal viewpoints. |
| 61. | Oral argument | Spoken advocacy before a judge. |
| 62. | Panel | Group of experts answering questions. |
| 63. | Parley | Talks between opposing sides. |
| 64. | Phone call | Conversation by telephone. |
| 65. | Pitch | Persuasive presentation of an idea. |
| 66. | Plenary | Full-group session for debate. |
| 67. | Polemics | Strongly critical argumentative writing. |
| 68. | Powwow | Informal conference or meeting. |
| 69. | Presentation | Structured delivery of information. |
| 70. | Proceedings | Official events of a meeting. |
| 71. | Q&A | Questions followed by answers. |
| 72. | Query | A question seeking information. |
| 73. | Rapport-building | Talk aimed at trust and ease. |
| 74. | Rationale | Reasons given to justify. |
| 75. | Reasoning | Logical thinking expressed in words. |
| 76. | Rebuttal | Answering an opposing argument. |
| 77. | Reconciliation | Restoring agreement through talk. |
| 78. | Reflection | Thoughtful consideration and response. |
| 79. | Review | Reexamination to evaluate. |
| 80. | Roundtable | Equal-participant group conversation. |
| 81. | Scrum | Brief, energetic team huddle. |
| 82. | Session | Set time for meeting and talk. |
| 83. | Showdown | Decisive confrontation of views. |
| 84. | Sidebar | Short aside within a meeting. |
| 85. | Soliloquy | Long speech expressing thoughts. |
| 86. | Sounding-out | Testing opinions informally. |
| 87. | Summit | High-level meeting for decisions. |
| 88. | Symposium | Conference with expert talks. |
| 89. | Talk | General spoken exchange. |
| 90. | Talk-through | Explain step-by-step verbally. |
| 91. | Tête-à-tête | Private conversation between two. |
| 92. | Think-through | Work out implications together. |
| 93. | Thrash-out | Argue until resolved. |
| 94. | Town hall | Public meeting for questions. |
| 95. | Treatise | Formal written examination of a topic. |
| 96. | Tribunal | Formal hearing by a panel. |
| 97. | Tutorial | Instructional session with interaction. |
| 98. | Understanding | Shared agreement reached by talk. |
| 99. | Update | New information communicated briefly. |
| 100. | Verbal exchange | Spoken interchange of views. |