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as in chairpersons
a person in charge of a meeting
the speaker announced that it was time for the club to move on to another matter
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as in spokesmen
a person who speaks for another or for a group
unofficially chose a speaker to broach the subject with the supervisor of the department
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as in lecturers
a person who makes usually formal public speeches
the after-dinner speaker was a career diplomat who regaled us with humorous anecdotes from his travels abroad
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Additionally, Figure 02 includes microphones and speakers paired with a custom AI model developed in collaboration with OpenAI, enhancing its conversational abilities with humans.
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Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 10 Dec. 2024
Foxx and Combs have long been connected, with Foxx being one of the speakers who honored the rapper at his 2008 Hollywood Walk of Fame induction.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 10 Dec. 2024
After consecutive years of bounce-back attendance following COVID-19, the South by Southwest Conference and Festivals is hoping to continue its growth with an impressive list of speakers in 2025.
—Beck Andrew Salgado, Austin American-Statesman, 10 Dec. 2024
Gadgets are a mainstay of the cheap gifts category, from USB cables to tiny speakers to disposable cameras.
—Lori Keong, Architectural Digest, 10 Dec. 2024
Foxx and Combs have been photographed together at events over the years, and Foxx was one of the speakers who honored Combs at his Hollywood Walk of Fame induction back in May 2008.
—Benjamin Vanhoose, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
Diverse group of speakers headlined by IBM CEO AI is now at the center of countless industries and the keynote programming for SXSW will reflect that as Arvind Krishna, CEO of IBM, will discuss the next era of AI and quantum computing.
—Beck Andrew Salgado, Austin American-Statesman, 10 Dec. 2024
Most management articles and conference speakers are implicitly talking about firms that are predominantly hierarchies of authority.
—Steve Denning, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
Inclusive teams leverage their ERGs, have relevant speakers and topics tailored to their culture and encourage allies to attend and are swift in addressing non-inclusive behaviors.
—Julie Kratz, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 10 Dec. 2024
Foxx and Combs have long been connected, with Foxx being one of the speakers who honored the rapper at his 2008 Hollywood Walk of Fame induction.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 10 Dec. 2024
After consecutive years of bounce-back attendance following COVID-19, the South by Southwest Conference and Festivals is hoping to continue its growth with an impressive list of speakers in 2025.
—Beck Andrew Salgado, Austin American-Statesman, 10 Dec. 2024
Gadgets are a mainstay of the cheap gifts category, from USB cables to tiny speakers to disposable cameras.
—Lori Keong, Architectural Digest, 10 Dec. 2024
Foxx and Combs have been photographed together at events over the years, and Foxx was one of the speakers who honored Combs at his Hollywood Walk of Fame induction back in May 2008.
—Benjamin Vanhoose, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
Diverse group of speakers headlined by IBM CEO AI is now at the center of countless industries and the keynote programming for SXSW will reflect that as Arvind Krishna, CEO of IBM, will discuss the next era of AI and quantum computing.
—Beck Andrew Salgado, Austin American-Statesman, 10 Dec. 2024
Most management articles and conference speakers are implicitly talking about firms that are predominantly hierarchies of authority.
—Steve Denning, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
Inclusive teams leverage their ERGs, have relevant speakers and topics tailored to their culture and encourage allies to attend and are swift in addressing non-inclusive behaviors.
—Julie Kratz, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
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“Speakers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speakers. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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