The speaker was known to be quite the raconteur so the program was well attended. From LearnThat.org.
He had a terrific sense of humor and was a great "raconteur"--look it up!. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-02-01] Reference
An admirable talker, 'raconteur', and mimic, with a wit's relish for wit, the charm of his good temper was irresistible. From Wordnik.com. [The Works of Lord Byron: Letters and Journals. Vol. 1] Reference
Stanton Peele addiction expert, psychologist, raconteur. From Wordnik.com. [Stanton Peele: Great Artists Can Be Cads, But Can They Not Be?] Reference
A great raconteur, Strauss won't settle for the basics. From Wordnik.com. [Spasibo, Y'all] Reference
More than that, though, he was a raconteur and an outrageous gossip. From Wordnik.com. [Lord of the Silver Bow]
I'm fond of quoting the brilliant raconteur Dorothy Parker, who said. From Wordnik.com. [Robert Rosenthal: Don't Turn Drinking Into a Responsibility] Reference
Even without his films, Wilder will be remembered as a great raconteur. From Wordnik.com. [Cut! And That's A Wrap!] Reference
As folksinger, raconteur and railfan U. U.ah Phillips explained in 1973. From Wordnik.com. [Wabash Cannonball] Reference
The raconteur allowed an interval for the astonishing news to be absorbed. From Wordnik.com. [David Lannarck, Midget An Adventure Story] Reference
And you remember what a raconteur the padre proved to be when Light-Colonel. From Wordnik.com. [Next Door, Next World] Reference
He turned out to be a true historian of the Old West and a skilled raconteur. From Wordnik.com. [Greenwich Murder Time] Reference
Like Fidel Castro, Chavez is a highly engaging raconteur and student of history. From Wordnik.com. [Sean Penn: Mountain of Snakes] Reference
Anyhow, "continued the raconteur in a serious vein," there's no chance fer a row. From Wordnik.com. [David Lannarck, Midget An Adventure Story] Reference
Describing her role as a "raconteur," she said, "Verlaine's poems are sheer romance. From Wordnik.com. [The Milford Daily News Homepage RSS] Reference
The favorite topic of the third raconteur was the flush times on Oil Creek in the early. From Wordnik.com. [A Fantasy of Mediterranean Travel] Reference
Then she proved herself a fascinating raconteur of the annals of a world unknown to Colette. From Wordnik.com. [Amarilly of Clothes-line Alley] Reference
And that he would tell his own story because he was such a brilliant raconteur, a storyteller. From Wordnik.com. [Cynthia Ellis: Tribeca Film Festival Interview: Andy Serkis Is Ian Dury in Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll.] Reference
He was a man of great charm and savoir-faire, who in old age became an incorrigible raconteur. From Wordnik.com. [Keith Jeffery: The Real James Bond?] Reference
Gaz is quite the raconteur, and the book never fails to entertain even at its most educational. From Wordnik.com. [Tony Sachs: Need An Excuse To Drink Some Gin? It's Charles Tanqueray's 200th Birthday!] Reference
He was a brilliant preacher and a wonderful raconteur who also suffered through his dark nights. From Wordnik.com. [A True Pastor] Reference
And she's sort of a well-known raconteur, as you know, comedienne, and I think they like her humor. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 9, 2005] Reference
Peter never held office, but never lost his sense of humour, either, and was a wonderful raconteur. From Wordnik.com. [Betty Bothroyd The Autobiography]
That is what makes the funny story thrice funnier on the lips of a jolly raconteur than in the pages of a memoir. From Wordnik.com. [How to Tell Stories to Children, And Some Stories to Tell] Reference
In old age he became "an incorrigible raconteur" who would claim to recognize his own exploits in the 007 stories. From Wordnik.com. [UK Spies Spill Secrets In MI6 History Book] Reference
After all, his godfather was the late Shel Silverstein, the famed raconteur and illustrator who wrote A Boy Named Sue. From Wordnik.com. [Bobby Bare Jr.'s Music Falls Far from the Tree] Reference
Stott, a famous raconteur, contributed to our amusement with drawing-room stories till 11 o'clock when both fell asleep. From Wordnik.com. [The Incomparable 29th and the "River Clyde"] Reference
Clinton bombed with his rambling speech at the '88 Democratic convention, but he is a gifted raconteur with an easy sassy style. From Wordnik.com. [Desperately Seeking Southerners] Reference
And that's really what my goal is: to be a commentator or a talk-show host, or something to do with the idea of a spontaneous raconteur. From Wordnik.com. [Back In The Spotlight] Reference
He served as the family historian and raconteur, entertaining the children with stories as he cooked and making a deep impression on Saran. From Wordnik.com. [No Place For Curry] Reference
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