pep talk

noun

: a usually brief, intense, and emotional talk designed to influence or encourage an audience

Examples of pep talk in a Sentence

The coach gave the team a pep talk before the game. She needs a pep talk.

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Advertisement This season, Aikman spoke to Chicago Bears rookie quarterback Caleb Williams on a video call and gave him something of a pep talk. —

Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025 For the educators, that creates an amusing challenge: The Sunny gang isn’t a pack of wayward teenagers waiting for an understanding mentor to show them the light, and their moral failures can’t be rehabilitated with a pep talk. —

Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 9 Jan. 2025 The pep talks comes during the climatic battle against Ultron's Sentries on Sokovia. —

David Faris, Newsweek, 28 Dec. 2024 Hyun-ju has everyone exchange names, and gives a short pep talk. —

Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 26 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for pep talk