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* EvilGloating: TheVillain boasts about how their evil scheme is succeeding.

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* EvilGloating: TheVillain The Villain boasts about how their evil scheme is succeeding.
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* InverseDialogueDeathRule: A dying, important character gets several lines of {{dialogue}} before kicking it.
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* ButIDigress:

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* ButIDigress: A character goes off on a tangent and then gets back to their original point.
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* TheSummation: The MysteryFicton is explained.

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* TheSummation: The MysteryFicton MysteryFiction is explained.

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* AndThatLittleGirlWasMe: A character tells another person a story that they reveal to be about themselves.



* AfterActionVillainAnalysis
* AuthorFilibuster
* BalconySpeech
* BastardlySpeech
* TheBeCarefulSpeech
* BitterWeddingSpeech
* BreakThemByTalking
* ButIDigress
* CaughtMonologuing
* CharacterFilibuster
* CheckAndMate
* CirclingMonologue
* ContemplateOurNavels
* CriticalPsychoanalysisFailure
* CueCard
* DareToBeBadass
* DespairSpeech
* DisorganizedOutlineSpeech

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* AfterActionVillainAnalysis
AfterActionVillainAnalysis: A third party explains the villain's actions and motive to others.
* AuthorFilibuster
AuthorFilibuster: The story grinds to a halt for the author(s) to preach about their beliefs.
* BalconySpeech
BalconySpeech: A high-grounded orator talks from a balcony to an audience below.
* BastardlySpeech
BastardlySpeech: A monologue that's nothing but BlatantLies.
* TheBeCarefulSpeech
TheBeCarefulSpeech: A person takes their time to remind others to take cautions before engaging in a risky endeavor.
* BitterWeddingSpeech
BitterWeddingSpeech: A speech at a friend's wedding doesn't come off so friendly.
* BreakThemByTalking
BreakThemByTalking: Breaking someone down just by talking to them.
* ButIDigress
ButIDigress:
* CaughtMonologuing
CaughtMonologuing: Taking action while your opponent is busy talking.
* CharacterFilibuster
CharacterFilibuster: A character just can't stop talking.
** HoldingTheFloor: A character filibusters to stall for time.
** MotorMouth: A CharacterFilibuster in high-gear.
* CheckAndMate
CheckAndMate: The victor of the battle/match/war goes to explain how the loser lost, and/or how they won.
* CirclingMonologue
CirclingMonologue: A character walks circles around the person they are talking to.
* ContemplateOurNavels
ContemplateOurNavels: Charactering spend a while lost in thought.
* CriticalPsychoanalysisFailure
CriticalPsychoanalysisFailure: As psychiatrist is driven mad by their patient.
* CueCard
CueCard: A character holds up cue cards for another to read.
* DareToBeBadass
DareToBeBadass: Daring someone to do something awesome and insinuating their inferiority if they don't do it.
* DespairSpeech
DespairSpeech: A speech delivered by a character who [[DespairEventHorizon has lost all hope.]]
* DisorganizedOutlineSpeechDisorganizedOutlineSpeech: An explanation whose structure is flawed, but the point is sound.



* DroppedInSpeechClip
* EmergencyPresidentialAddress
* EvilGloating: The villain boasts about how their evil scheme is succeeding.
* FinalSpeech
* FromTheLatinIntroDucere
* GoYeHeroesGoAndDie
* GrandInquisitorScene
* HannibalLecture
* HeroicHeelizationSpeech
* HeroismMotiveSpeech
* HoldingTheFloor
* ImagineTheAudienceNaked

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* DroppedInSpeechClip
DroppedInSpeechClip: Use of excerpts from often historical speeches; arguably an auditory counterpart to StockFootage.
* EmergencyPresidentialAddress
EmergencyPresidentialAddress: Leaders address the public during emergency situations, for better or worse.
* EvilGloating: The villain TheVillain boasts about how their evil scheme is succeeding.
* FinalSpeech
FinalSpeech: A weakened or terminally ill character gives out one last bit of dialogue before croaking, vanishing from existence, or other things.
** LongLastingLastWords: A character's FinalSpeech goes on for an improbably —if not impossibly— long time; usually PlayedForLaughs.
* FromTheLatinIntroDucere
FromTheLatinIntroDucere: Etymology used to introduce a subject.
* GoYeHeroesGoAndDie
GrandInquisitorScene: A high-ranking official of a society speaks directly with a dissident on their philosophies.
* GrandInquisitorScene
HannibalLecture: Turning the tables on your interrogator via psychologically clever speech.
* HannibalLecture
HeroicHeelizationSpeech: TheHero admits that they don’t care that they lived to become [[BigBad The Villain]].
* HeroicHeelizationSpeech
HeroismMotiveSpeech: TheHero makes a speech about why they became the hero and/or what being a hero means to them.
* HeroismMotiveSpeech
* HoldingTheFloor
* ImagineTheAudienceNaked
ImagineTheAudienceNaked: Nervous public speaker tries to calm down by imagining the audience naked.



* InnerMonologue
* InnerMonologueConversation
* JustBetweenYouAndMe
* KirkSummation
* LastChanceToQuit
* ListOfExperiencesSpeech
* LaughWithMe
* LetMeTellYouAStory
* LiteralSoapboxSpeech
* LongLastingLastWords
* LongSpeechTeaTime
* MicDrop
* MirrorMonologue: A character talks to themselves while looking at their reflection in the mirror.
* MisfitMobilizationMoment
* MotiveMisidentification

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* InnerMonologue
InnerMonologue: A character's thoughts are presented as speech.
** InnerMonologueConversation: Plural characters talk through their {{Inner Monologue}}s; not due to psychic powers, either due to RuleOfFunny or visual tells on one's behalf.
* InnerMonologueConversation
JustBetweenYouAndMe: Speech detailing the Big Bad's Evil Plan.
* JustBetweenYouAndMe
KirkSummation: TheHero makes one last attempt to reason with [[BigBad The Villain]] by pointing out the flawed logic of their plans or motives.
* KirkSummation
LastChanceToQuit: A villain gives TheHero a chance to back away or cease interfering with their plans.
* LastChanceToQuit
* ListOfExperiencesSpeech
* LaughWithMe
* LetMeTellYouAStory
* LiteralSoapboxSpeech
* LongLastingLastWords
* LongSpeechTeaTime
* MicDrop
* MirrorMonologue:
ListOfExperiencesSpeech: A character talks to themselves while looking at gives a speech listing all their reflection experiences/accomplishments, often as a Badass Boast.
* LaughWithMe: A villain performs an EvilLaugh and demands others laugh with them.
* LetMeTellYouAStory: A character opts to explain something to another
in the mirror.
form of an {{Allegory}}.
** AndThatLittleGirlWasMe: The storyteller reveals their allegorical story to be about themselves.
* MisfitMobilizationMoment
LiteralSoapboxSpeech: Someone gets atop something to make a speech.
* MotiveMisidentificationLongSpeechTeaTime: A monologue is long enough for a recipient to become impatient and start doing something to ease their boredom.
* MicDrop: Someone finishing a speech drops their microphone ([[ExploitedTrope or mimes doing it if they don't have one]]) to emphasize the end, often issuing [[ThrowingDownTheGauntlet an unspoken challenge for any rebuttal.]]
* MisfitMobilizationMoment: When the dysfunctional misfits stop being dysfunctional misfits, often at the whim of a RousingSpeech
* MotiveMisidentification: The BigBad points out what is wrong with the AfterActionVillainAnalysis, as their motive is not what someone else suspects.



* NewEraSpeech
* NoMoreHoldingBackSpeech
* OpeningMonologue
* PatrickStewartSpeech
* PleaOfPersonalNecessity
* PrivateEyeMonologue

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* NewEraSpeech
NewEraSpeech: Villain talks about how amazing everything is going to be.
* NoMoreHoldingBackSpeech
NoMoreHoldingBackSpeech: A character makes a speech about the problems they've experienced and how they overcame them.
* OpeningMonologue
OpeningMonologue: Only the first installment/episode includes an OpeningNarration in its beginning.
* PatrickStewartSpeech
PatrickStewartSpeech: A speech about humanity's strengths.
* PleaOfPersonalNecessity
PleaOfPersonalNecessity: After his defeat and shortly before the hero finishes him off, the villain tells them they can't do this: They (and maybe the world) need him!
* PrivateEyeMonologuePrivateEyeMonologue: A PrivateDetective Talks Like a Simile for their InnerMonologue or conversations.



* RevengeRevealStory
* RousingSpeech
* ShamingTheMob: Chewing out a large amount of people.

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* RevengeRevealStory
* RousingSpeech
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** ShamingTheMob: Chewing out a large amount of people.people.
* RevengeRevealStory: A character seeking revenge tells the victim why they're being targeted.
* RousingSpeech: When a character delivers a speech so powerful that it emotionally moves the others to take action and not lose hope.
** GoYeHeroesGoAndDie: A broken attempt at a RousingSpeech which fails and backfires horribly.



* SoundsOfScience

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* SoundsOfScienceSoundsOfScience: Scientists must vocalize while making their scientific progress.



* SpeechCentricWork
* StandingBetweenTheEnemies
* SuddenMorbidMonologue
* TheSummation
* SummationGathering
* SurrogateSoliloquy

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* SpeechCentricWork
SpeechCentricWork: Works which are composed primarily of speech (whether dialogue or monologue).
* StandingBetweenTheEnemies
StandingBetweenTheEnemies: A third character stops a fight between two groups and gets them to resolve things peacefully.
* SuddenMorbidMonologue
SuddenMorbidMonologue: A character monologues about a completely morbid subject without warning.
* TheSummation
* SummationGathering
* SurrogateSoliloquy
TheSummation: The MysteryFicton is explained.
** SummationGathering: The suspects and/or concerned parties are gathered for TheSummation to be made.



* TheyStillBelongToUsLecture
* ThinkingOutLoud
* ThrowingOutTheScript

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* TheyStillBelongToUsLecture
TheyStillBelongToUsLecture: A villain disregards the HeelFaceTurn of a former ally or minion, arguing that their [[ResignationsNotAccepted Resignation Is Not Accepted]] by their very nature.
* ThinkingOutLoud
ThinkingOutLoud: A character expresses their thought out loud, usually for the spectator's comprehension; a soliloquy.
** MirrorMonologue: A character talks to themselves while looking at their reflection in the mirror.
** SurrogateSoliloquy: Conversing to an inanimate object or something that can't respond/comprehend what its being told.
* ThrowingOutTheScriptThrowingOutTheScript: Preparing a big speech for some sort of ceremony, but at the last minute tossing it aside and deciding to speak from the heart.



* UnaccustomedAsIAmToPublicSpeaking
* VerbalJudo
* WhoopiEpiphanySpeech
* WindbagPolitician
* WouldYouLikeToHearHowTheyDied

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* UnaccustomedAsIAmToPublicSpeaking
UnaccustomedAsIAmToPublicSpeaking: A good orator claims to lack public speaking skills.
* VerbalJudo
VerbalJudo: Defusing an explosive situation via communication.
* WhoopiEpiphanySpeech
WhoopiEpiphanySpeech: A oppressed minority character delivers an extremely insightful, compelling speech.
* WindbagPolitician
WindbagPolitician: Politicians make very long but meaningless speeches.
* WouldYouLikeToHearHowTheyDiedWouldYouLikeToHearHowTheyDied:



* YouCanTurnBack
* YouKeepTellingYourselfThat
* YouUsedToBeBetterSpeech

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* YouCanTurnBack
YouCanTurnBack: TheHero offers allies the option to rescind a dangerous mission.
* YouKeepTellingYourselfThat
YouKeepTellingYourselfThat: Someone gives a justification for their actions, and the person they're talking to challenges its sincerity.
* YouUsedToBeBetterSpeechYouUsedToBeBetterSpeech: A ReasonYouSuckSpeech built upon positive comparison to the recipient's past character.
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* TheReasonISuckSpeech: Character admits their flaws and shortcomings.
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* SpeakingUpForAnother: A third-party comes to the defense of someone who is being demeaned or insulted.
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* CueCard

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* SurrogateSoliloquy


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