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 on the Web Strong discipline wasn't my strong suit, and neither was public speaking. Mikhail Saidov, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024 In the past, Altman had been primarily focused on public speaking, meeting with government officials, key partnerships, and fundraising while leaving technical developments to other executives. Of OpenAI’s 11 original cofounders, only Altman and Zarembra remain at the company full-time. Jason Ma, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2024 The fifth grade teacher assigned each of her students to visit two classrooms and read campaign letters aloud to practice public speaking and persuade youngsters to vote for their candidate. Vincent T. Davis, San Antonio Express-News, 30 Sep. 2024 Some of the most important soft skills are public speaking, knowing how to sell and negotiate and project management. Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for public speaking 
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Noun
  • But Rudolph’s Harris later asks for a moment alone to prepare for her last campaign speech.
    Carly Thomas, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Nov. 2024
  • Ahead of Election Day coming up on Tuesday Nov. 5, the hip-hop hitmaker delivered a fiery speech that lasted nearly 10 minutes, complete with stinging soundbites and her signature, seemingly off-the-cuff swagger at Wisconsin State Fair Park in West Allis, Wisconsin, a suburb outside Milwaukee.
    Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2024
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  • One source of Trump’s instinctive, inimitable political talent is that, for him, oratory and advertisement are entirely coeval domains.
    Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2024
  • He was not limited to a single playing field either in sports (baseball, basketball, and football) or the arts (acting, oratory, and singing).
    Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Oct. 2024
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  • Our state should be the clearest and fiercest voice pushing back on Trump’s false, cruel and dangerous narratives about immigrants so that those in other states, where views on immigrants may be shaped more by Trump’s rhetoric than reality, can hear the truth about what diversity really means.
    Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024
  • On Tesla’s message board soliciting shareholder questions prior to the call, the dominant concern was Musk’s controversial rhetoric and tactics in supporting Donald Trump.
    Diane Brady, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2024

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“Public speaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/public%20speaking. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.

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