talking head
noun
: the televised head and shoulders shot of a person talking
also
: a television personality who appears in such shots
Examples of talking head in a Sentence
The debate was followed by hours of talking heads analyzing the candidates' performances.
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No narrator, no talking heads, no celebrity testimonials.
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Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 24 Nov. 2025
Other talking heads in the doc include former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper and Senator Kristen Gillibrand.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 22 Nov. 2025
There are a few talking heads providing context or explanation, and those talking heads — Ross Matthews, mostly — are easily the worst part of the documentary, or at least the most superfluous part.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 18 Nov. 2025
The documentary features talking heads Céline Sciamma, Virginie Despentes, Nina Menkes, Catherine Breillat, Apolline Traoré, Joey Soloway, and Ana Lily Amirpour to examine how women (and more presently nonbinary filmmakers) have told stories onscreen since the 1960s.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 12 Nov. 2025
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Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 24 Nov. 2025
Other talking heads in the doc include former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper and Senator Kristen Gillibrand.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 22 Nov. 2025
There are a few talking heads providing context or explanation, and those talking heads — Ross Matthews, mostly — are easily the worst part of the documentary, or at least the most superfluous part.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 18 Nov. 2025
The documentary features talking heads Céline Sciamma, Virginie Despentes, Nina Menkes, Catherine Breillat, Apolline Traoré, Joey Soloway, and Ana Lily Amirpour to examine how women (and more presently nonbinary filmmakers) have told stories onscreen since the 1960s.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 12 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for talking head
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“Talking head.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/talking%20head. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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