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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Clocking in at just 91 minutes, Meeropol effectively uses a wide array of footage, research, talking head interviews, and more to tell the story. Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 30 Aug. 2025 Anthology was a radical approach to the story — no narrator, no talking heads, just the lads themselves, up close and personal, with loads of unseen footage that fans hadn’t even imagined. Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2025 At this point, the talking heads are in on the joke but don’t know what deeply silly questions Morgan will ask. Max Gao, Variety, 15 Aug. 2025 These creators function similarly to talking heads in extreme mainstream media, except on platforms like Reddit, X and YouTube. Preeti Kulkarni, Baltimore Sun, 14 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for talking head

Word History

First Known Use

1964, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of talking head was in 1964

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“Talking head.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/talking%20head. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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