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 Topics include earning passive income online, mastering communication and public speaking, acing your job interview, and practical strategies to grow your wealth. Cnbc Make It Staff, CNBC, 19 May 2025 And iPhone 15 Pro Max In The U.S. — At Lower Price Who should consider this role Those who excel at explaining complex concepts, enjoy public speaking, and have deep business, technology or healthcare knowledge. Caroline Castrillon, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025 The tech-savvy students then spend their afternoons working on non-academic critical life skills like public speaking, financial literacy or even how to ride a bike. Joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025 This approach, which claims to improve efficiency, leads students to learn up to twice as fast, enabling afternoons to be used for workshops in coding, entrepreneurship, or public speaking. Ray Ravaglia, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for public speaking
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  • In many ways, Saturday’s talk was a truncated version of the marathon speech that the senator gave in April.
    Linh Tat, Oc Register, 31 May 2025
  • Business Taken together, the changes reflect a new emphasis at Meta in favor of more unrestrained speech and more rapidly updating its apps — a dismantling of various guardrails the company has enacted over the years to curb the misuse of its platforms.
    Shannon Bond, NPR, 31 May 2025
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  • Unlike his small-time Israeli rivals, the placards implied, Netanyahu was a savvy statesman who punched above his weight on the international stage, thanks to his unaccented English oratory and ability to inveigle the world’s most powerful people.
    Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 22 May 2025
  • Darrow, in spite of his powerful oratory, and in spite of outmaneuvering Bryan during their exchange, was up against the fact that Scopes had admitted to teaching evolution, in violation of the Butler Act.
    Dan Falk, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 May 2025
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  • Drawing the line between criticism and hate Jonathan, a Jewish young professional in Washington, D.C., said political leaders must more clearly condemn rhetoric that veers into incitement.
    Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 3 June 2025
  • The most frequently cited reasons for wanting to move were concerns about LGBTQ+ rights – 76% – the sociopolitical climate – 71% – anti-trans rhetoric and climate – 60% – and anti-trans laws and policies – 47%.
    Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 3 June 2025

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“Public speaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/public%20speaking. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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