[DOC] [TLE] Podium vs. Lectern - Daily Writing Tips [PAR] lectern, podium, pulpit, rostrum: A speaker stands behind a lectern, on a ... 
Readers or speakers stand behind a lectern and rest their notes on its sloping 
surface. ... You will improve your English in only 5 minutes per day, guaranteed! 
... there is a lectern on one side of the dais, behind which whoever is speaking 
can stand,... [DOC] [TLE] prepositions - How does one use a rostrum? - English Language ... [PAR] Mar 10, 2015 ... According to Ngrams, standing 'at' or 'behind' a/the lectern are both possible. ... 
People also often refer to it (incorrectly, albeit) as a podium. ... @MaulikV I think 
it's quite likely that in AmE, saying podium will make ... You asked -how does one 
use a podium (mainly for giving a speech)? ~ By getting 'on' it. [DOC] [TLE] Podium vs. Lectern | Manner of Speaking [PAR] Mar 10, 2012 ... Rather, it's about the distinction between two mainstays of public speaking: ... 
You phone the event organizer and ask if there will be a podium when you 
actually mean a lectern. ... across the platform, and then stands behind a lectern 
to deliver a speech. .... Podium v. lectern is also one of my pet peeves. [DOC] [TLE] difference between lectern and rostrum | WordReference Forums [PAR] Nov 24, 2008 ... I understand that "rostrum" can also be used... ... How about other contexts like a 
politician holding a speech behind/at a lectern or rostrum? Thank you for your 
help ... A rostrum was a platform on which someone stood, usually for the ... 
Rostrum suggests also by its origin, that it is a place for speeches. [DOC] [TLE] Rostrum [podium / lectern] | WordReference Forums [PAR] Feb 6, 2013 ... And behind a pieceof furniture where they put their... ... In this thread, people 
agree with the distinction you make: difference between lectern and rostrum. 
Google images are often labeled so that they will show up in a wide range of ... 
Podia can also be used to raise people, for instance the conductor of an... [DOC] [TLE] lectern | Summit Lectern [PAR] The conductor will approach the raised lectern, make a small bow to the 
audience, ... The rostrum is used by speakers to stand behind and place their 
notes or ... Also, the rostrum or pulpit may be equipped with electronic equipment 
for audio ... Just one of the factors you will want to know in buy to effectively 
establish up a... [DOC] [TLE] WHEN A PODIUM ISN'T A PODIUM [PAR] Page 1 ... I also had a list of politically-related lingo which I could assign: 
parliamen- tary procedure ... dium, lectern, rostrum, ambo, pulpit ... "standing 
behind the podium" or ... trum due to its historical signifi- ... But most of all, I hope 
you will. [DOC] [TLE] Language Log  Semantic differential: Podium or lectern? [PAR] Mar 29, 2016 ... If you're wondering about the podium vs. lectern issue, the official etymological ... 
whereas a lectern is a special sort of table that you stand behind ("a tall stand .... (
It also has a handy-dandy little fold-out platform in its base that a ... at a lectern / 
on a podium / on a dais will be a speech, whereas we can be... [DOC] [TLE] D - Handbook of Journalism [PAR] Jan 29, 2016 ... A speaker stands behind a lectern (a stand for notes), on a podium ... Several 
speakers can fit on a dais or rostrum or platform. ... If commas or parentheses do 
not work, then you are probably trying to ... See the policy on datelines in the 
Guide to Operations [[1]] ... Usually adds little as adverb or adjective. [DOC] [TLE] How does one use a rostrum? - Q&A Overflow [PAR] When you want to give a speech, and there's this in the room: ...where do you 
stand? ... it's the stage that's

Question: It's what one usually does behind a rostrum; you can also do it behind a lectern
Answer: give a speech