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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This is the first opportunity that a queen from RuPaul’s Drag Race gets to go and showcase the work, and not just be a talking head anymore, but to actually showcase what a queen can do.
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Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 27 Sep. 2025
Told by an assortment of talking heads, including various reporters, police officers, and the friends and family of Hanson, the series also includes contributions from Hanson himself from Englewood Federal Prison.
—Barry Levitt, Time, 26 Sep. 2025
The talking head part of his job almost seamlessly blended together with the political-organizing part, but arguably what stood out most were his public appearances at conservative conferences and on college campuses.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
Then came Splash, in which Candy simultaneously supports Tom Hanks like a seasoned pro and steals the movie, and more than one of the doc’s talking heads points out that his hedonistic, smooth-talking character is a dead ringer for Johnny Toronto.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2025
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Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 27 Sep. 2025
Told by an assortment of talking heads, including various reporters, police officers, and the friends and family of Hanson, the series also includes contributions from Hanson himself from Englewood Federal Prison.
—Barry Levitt, Time, 26 Sep. 2025
The talking head part of his job almost seamlessly blended together with the political-organizing part, but arguably what stood out most were his public appearances at conservative conferences and on college campuses.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
Then came Splash, in which Candy simultaneously supports Tom Hanks like a seasoned pro and steals the movie, and more than one of the doc’s talking heads points out that his hedonistic, smooth-talking character is a dead ringer for Johnny Toronto.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Talking head.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/talking%20head. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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