listening vs oratory

listening

noun
  • Skill or ability of perceiving spoken language. 

  • Action of the verb listening 

  • An educational exercise involving listening 

adj
  • Of an action that is performed with caution and attention to sounds. 

  • Of something that is used in order to hear or to improve the ability to hear. 

  • Of something or someone that listens. 

oratory

noun
  • Eloquence; the quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing. 

  • A Roman Catholic chapel; a building for public or private worship that is not a parish church. 

  • A private chapel or prayer room. 

  • A Catholic church belonging to the Oratory of Saint Philip Neri. 

  • The art of public speaking, especially in a formal, expressive, or forceful manner. 

How often have the words listening and oratory occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )