Lectern is a small slanted stand that supports papers or books.
- That way you can glance at your notes when you are not behind the lectern.
Podium is an elevated small platform where one stands.
- Tears ran down her face as she stood on the winner’s podium.
A pulpit is the same as a lectern but found in a church.
Rostrum is also a platform but larger than a podium and usually more decorative.
- As he stood on the winner’s rostrum, he sang the words of the national anthem.
Memory hook: You stand behind a lectern or pulpit and on a podium or rostrum.