The thing you stand behind when giving a speech is called a podium or a lectern.
A lectern is a stand in a church where the Bible or other religious texts are read or displayed during services.
Lectern
A lectern.
The reading stand is called a "Lectern" and often there is a lectern in a Pulpit, which is the risen platform that the reading can be taken from.
That is the correct spelling of "lectern" (a lecture stand).
Lectern or pulpit
It's called a Lectern.
Below the alter are the pulpit and lectern, a stand on which the Bible rests and from which Bible readings are given.
A lectern is a podium-like stand used by a lecturer or speaker. Acrylic is a material commonly known as plexiglas. An acrylic lectern is thus a podium-like stand made from plexiglas.
- a stand or table in a church that the bible is rested upon. People read from the bible standing behind the lectern during mass.- a stand or table used for propping books or speeches up for people to present from.==See Related Links == See the Related Links for "dictionary.com: lectern" to the bottom for the answer.
A Christian lectern is a stand or podium in a church where the Bible or other holy scriptures are placed during religious services. It is typically used by the clergy to read passages of scripture or deliver sermons to the congregation.