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Ventriloquism

<p><b>Ventriloquism</b>, or <b>ventriloquy</b>, is a performance act of <a href="/en/Stagecraft" title="Stagecraft" class="wl">stagecraft</a> in which a person (a <b>ventriloquist</b>) creates the illusion that their voice is coming from elsewhere, usually a puppeteered prop known as a "dummy". The act of ventriloquism is <b>ventriloquizing</b>, and the ability to do so is commonly called in English the ability to "throw" one's voice.</p>

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Ventriloquism, or ventriloquy, is a performance act of stagecraft in which a person creates the illusion that their voice is coming from elsewhere, usually a puppeteered prop known as a "dummy". The act of ventriloquism is ventriloquizing, and the ability to do so is commonly called in English the ability to "throw" one's voice. 