How to Use public speaker in a Sentence

public speaker

noun
  • Jeff kept nudging me with every zinger—wasn’t Trump a great public speaker?
    Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2023
  • Chris Gaffney is a stay-at-home dad, writer, public speaker, and husband living in Wolcott.
    Chris Gaffney, Hartford Courant, 19 May 2024
  • By the 1870s, Sojourner was marketing herself as the oldest public speaker in the world.
    Cynthia Greenlee, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Feb. 2024
  • Karen is a lawyer, civil rights advocate, and public speaker.
    Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Brenda was also booked as a public speaker for the Women of Faith conference in 2011, per The Oklahoman.
    Adam England, Peoplemag, 24 Sep. 2023
  • Ryan Harvey has used his platform as a public speaker, author and educator to break the stigma about mental health for Black men.
    J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 15 May 2024
  • Hyden’s Amazon author bio lists him as a substance abuse counselor, instructor and public speaker.
    Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 5 July 2024
  • Rights & Permissions Ashley Judd is an actor, activist and public speaker.
    Daisy Jones, Vogue, 27 June 2024
  • Fill out a public speaker card Most governmental bodies ask that speakers fill out a card before the public comment period.
    Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 1 Mar. 2023
  • Kennedy made his name as an environmental lawyer, advocate and public speaker.
    William Earl, Variety, 12 Feb. 2024
  • He was gifted academically, mature beyond his years and a strong public speaker.
    Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2024
  • Jo Beckwith, a public speaker and content creator who raises awareness about limb loss, dislikes the portion of her liner that’s covered in an ugly company logo.
    Chloé Valentine Toscano, The Atlantic, 14 Aug. 2024
  • Upon his release, Mitnick turned his skills to hacking on behalf of companies, becoming a consultant and public speaker.
    Chris Morris, Fortune, 20 July 2023
  • The writer, author, publicist, public speaker and overall multi-hyphenate has written a number of self-help books centering on the more spiritual side of love and romance.
    Seth Combs, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 July 2023
  • First, Johnson angrily chastised a public speaker who criticized Dains, and the meeting was temporarily halted.
    Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2024
  • Scholar-activist, public speaker, and cultural worker Yaba Blay, on the other hand, offered a masterclass in gold, and sculptural jewelry, demonstrating how to elevate any outfit.
    Killian Wright-Jackson, Essence, 6 Aug. 2024
  • Barack Obama, an esteemed public speaker, generally saw higher approval ratings from Americans 18-29 than either of his successors.
    WSJ, 28 Nov. 2023
  • Foster executive produced the doc, which focuses on Alok Vaid-Menon, a nonbinary author, poet, comedian and public speaker.
    Victoria Edel, Peoplemag, 10 Mar. 2024
  • Read full article After serving prison time for breaking into and tampering with corporate computer networks, he was released in 2000 and began a new career as a security consultant, writer, and public speaker.
    Orlando Mayorquin, BostonGlobe.com, 20 July 2023
  • Today, Lewinsky is an avid public speaker on the topic of harassment as well as a strategic advisor to anti-bullying organization Bystander Revolution.
    Leah Dolan, CNN, 27 Feb. 2024
  • Marketing and Communication expert, public speaker and author.
    Nikita Prokhorov, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
  • Frederick Douglass, who became an acclaimed public speaker after escaping slavery, exemplified the egalitarian version of the bootstrapper.
    Rhoda Feng, BostonGlobe.com, 29 June 2023
  • The author is a professional public speaker, marketing/communications specialist, content creator, leadership development consultant and podcast host.
    Joe McCarthy, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2023
  • Founder & managing director at PRecious Communications; international comms & business growth advisor; startup expert; public speaker.
    Lars Voedisch, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2023

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