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Recent Examples of public speaking
Many communities also host teen entrepreneur pitch competitions that combine public speaking with business skills.
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Sarah Hernholm, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
The Leo full moon on the 12th encourages you to use your voice more boldly, whether that’s through writing, teaching, public speaking, or social media.
—Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Sep. 2025
This includes helping connect consumers to dairy farm families through media interviews, classroom visits and public speaking events.
—Kathryn Kovalenko, Twin Cities, 21 Aug. 2025
As the leading voice in the romantasy (romance + fantasy) literary genre, her author events and public speaking engagements draw thousands of fans who often line up many hours in advance.
—John Wenzel, Denver Post, 21 Aug. 2025
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Sarah Hernholm, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
The Leo full moon on the 12th encourages you to use your voice more boldly, whether that’s through writing, teaching, public speaking, or social media.
—Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Sep. 2025
This includes helping connect consumers to dairy farm families through media interviews, classroom visits and public speaking events.
—Kathryn Kovalenko, Twin Cities, 21 Aug. 2025
As the leading voice in the romantasy (romance + fantasy) literary genre, her author events and public speaking engagements draw thousands of fans who often line up many hours in advance.
—John Wenzel, Denver Post, 21 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for public speaking
Noun
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The documentary shows Monica filming Weston on her phone during his speech and, again, later when he was being interviewed by the media.—
Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
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The group and its nearly 20,000 members have become so influential that top politicians from both sides of the aisle have given speeches at the conference.—
Catherine E. Shoichet,
CNN Money,
4 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Known for his extraordinary oratory skills, everyone who has been around Levy has a story to tell about his Marvisms and motivational speeches.—
Tim Graham,
New York Times,
1 Aug. 2025
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Her brand at the time was something like the Obama of the antipodes: a liberal media darling, icon of the global anti-Trump resistance, transitioning smoothly from lofty oratory to easygoing relatability.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
Noun
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Beneath Nkrumah’s elaborate rhetoric, Mazrui argued, lay a simple drive to consolidate control through a one-party state that would inevitably empower only his most loyal—and least thoughtful—allies.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
6 Oct. 2025
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If Gorsuch and Kavanaugh have attracted blowback for their individual writings of late, on the left side of the court, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson's rhetoric has also raised eyebrows for her slashing dissents.—
Nina Totenberg,
NPR,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Public speaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/public%20speaking. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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