The spoken word is valid

This article covers the idiom; for the film by Ilker Çatak (2019) see The spoken word applies (film) .

Manuscript of the speech by the Lord Mayor of Cologne Jürgen Roters on the presentation of the cultural prize of the Sparkassen-Kulturstiftung Rheinland . The manuscript was in advance of the ceremony to the press with the endorsements: vesting speech Start: and It is the spoken word spread

The spoken word applies is a routine formula in pre-published manuscripts that emphasizes that the speech is being transcribed and that the speaker can deviate from the manuscript and omit or add passages.

Quotes

Journalists are required not to quote what is in the handout , but what was actually said.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Hans-Jochen Vogel : The spoken word counts. Speeches, basic values, appreciations . Herder Verlag , Freiburg / Basel / Vienna 2016, ISBN 978-3-451-34895-2 , general introduction.

See also

• press conference