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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Noun
  • And there was attention paid during the speeches both to the improbable fact that an offshoot of the group, Dead & Company, is still out there playing, 60 years after the original group’s formation, even as Weir acknowledged absences at the dais.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 1 Feb. 2025
  • How To Watch The speech will be broadcasted live at 5 p.m. CT on Nexstar television stations and their websites across Texas.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 1 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Netanyahu has done little to aid Ukraine even in his oratory.
    Melik Kaylan, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
  • 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
Noun
  • Because of the rhetoric out there, this is an opportunity for boards to reengage in a discussion on what is our DEI agenda and commitment at a board level, and truly reengage all directors in that conversation.
    Megan Poinski, Forbes, 3 Feb. 2025
  • However, the hostile environment created by anti-Asian rhetoric and violence has stifled their ability to contribute fully.
    John Wang, New York Daily News, 2 Feb. 2025

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“Public speaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/public%20speaking. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.

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