public speaking

as in speech
the art of speaking in public eloquently and effectively she is very experienced in public speaking and should do well in her campaign appearances before large crowds

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Recent Examples of public speaking The Leo full moon on the 12th encourages you to use your voice more boldly, whether that’s through writing, teaching, public speaking, or social media. Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Mar. 2025 The initiative emphasizes college readiness, etiquette, public speaking, financial literacy and mental health awareness, among other essential life skills. City News Service, Orange County Register, 19 Feb. 2025 We are held back by a variety of factors: Fear of public speaking, lack of confidence, or uncertainty about how to craft a meaningful message. Matt Abrahams, TIME, 17 Feb. 2025 Through successful strategies, consultancy, authorship, and public speaking, Chad cuts through the noise with purpose and clarity, determined to bridge glaring workforce gaps. Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for public speaking
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Noun
  • Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu unsuccessfully campaigned against the deal with a speech to Congress that was blasted by many Democrats.
    Alexander Nazaryan, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Mar. 2025
  • As these systems become more regularly integrated into health care, social service and legal settings, hallucinations in automatic speech recognition could lead to inaccurate clinical or legal outcomes that harm patients, criminal defendants or families in need of social support.
    Anna Choi, The Conversation, 21 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Then with some of the most stirring words in American oratory, Kennedy told the students — and all of us — that individual courage can be a powerful force for good.
    John T. Shaw, Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2025
  • Stevenson’s oratory magnetism was powerful enough to unite, at least for a couple of hours, these disparate and sometimes adversarial forces.
    Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2025
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  • This marks the second week in a row that the governor invited a conservative guest onto his podcast who espoused transphobic rhetoric.
    Abby Monteil, Them, 11 Mar. 2025
  • But new and legacy spending ambitions continue unabated, as Congress—despite the GOP’s small-government rhetoric—has long capitulated to progressive aims.
    Clyde Wayne Crews Jr., Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025

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“Public speaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/public%20speaking. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.

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