speak up

verbs

express one's opinion openly and without fear or hesitation
"John spoke up at the meeting"
animadvert, opine, sound off, speak out, speak up
speak louder; raise one's voice
"The audience asked the lecturer to please speak up"
speak up
is a type of (narrower)
express in speech
"She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize"
mouth, speak, talk, utter, verbalise, verbalize