spokenness

Fascinated throughout his career by mythical characters living on the fringes of society, Mr. Penn used an amiable soft-spokenness to coax memorable performances from actors such as Paul Newman, Marlon Brando and Dustin Hoffman.

Arthur Penn, director of 'Bonnie and Clyde,' dies at 88 Emma Brown 2010

I was impressed not because of the usual cliched skills political reporters fawn over (ie. charisma, well-spokenness, charm, etc.) -- I was taken by the rare existence of a person who has managed to be both a successful elected official and a hard-nosed, fearless movement leader willing to speak truth to establishment power.

David Sirota: Eric Schneiderman & the Progressive Movement's Carpe Diem Opportunity on September 14th 2010

I was impressed not because of the usual cliched skills political reporters fawn over (ie. charisma, well-spokenness, charm, etc.) -- I was taken by the rare existence of a person who has managed to be both a successful elected official and a hard-nosed, fearless movement leader willing to speak truth to establishment power.

David Sirota: Eric Schneiderman & the Progressive Movement's Carpe Diem Opportunity on September 14th 2010

I was impressed not because of the usual cliched skills political reporters fawn over (ie. charisma, well-spokenness, charm, etc.) - I was taken by the rare existence of a person who has managed to be both a successful elected official and a hard-nosed, fearless movement leader willing to speak truth to establishment power.

David Sirota: Eric Schneiderman & the Progressive Movement's Carpe Diem Opportunity on September 14th 2010

His plain-spokenness would be a useful virtue in a VP.

Vilsack says it's over 2008

I was impressed not because of the usual cliched skills political reporters fawn over (ie. charisma, well-spokenness, charm, etc.) -- I was taken by the rare existence of a person who has managed to be both a successful elected official and a hard-nosed, fearless movement leader willing to speak truth to establishment power.

David Sirota: Eric Schneiderman & the Progressive Movement's Carpe Diem Opportunity on September 14th 2010

The easy spokenness of it will perish and go black and crumbly— maybe—and it will become a language like Latin that learned people learn.

THE ANTHOLOGIST Nicholson Baker 2009

The easy spokenness of it will perish and go black and crumbly— maybe—and it will become a language like Latin that learned people learn.

THE ANTHOLOGIST Nicholson Baker 2009

Grayson, a favorite amongst progressives for his Howard Dean-ish traits of plain-spokenness and contempt for village protocol, spoke on the House floor and said that the Republican health care plan was "Don't get sick."

Mike Stark: Republicans and Their Strategic Fainting Spells 2009

But Obuchi's soft-spokenness was a stark contrast to the period of economic change that he presided over.

Gone But Not Forgotten 2008