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public speaking

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Definition of public speaking

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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 Anyone who does a decent amount of public speaking winds up having a verbal crutch. — Jonathan Jones, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026 The most important of all communication skills for influencing others is public speaking. — William Arruda, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026 Students earned a Top 5 finish in the Novice Division of a public speaking contest, participated in livestock projects, online judging contests and horse judging. — Stephanie Ogilvie, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 June 2026 Many are developing skills such as public speaking or AI fluency, while around 10% are even willing to move laterally or take a step down in title to gain more experience before the next step, according to Deloitte. — Tristan Bove, Fortune, 8 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for public speaking

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In his address to the Illinois General Assembly in May, the senator devoted the first half of his speech to immigration.

— John T. Shaw, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026
Within a week, a group of 20 to 30 SEIU Local 1000 members burst into a CalHR conference Tuesday morning to interrupt its keynote speech.

— Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 31 Oct. 2026

Definition of speech

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The era of political oratory made stars of the unlikeliest speakers, whose photographs or transcripts can barely convey what felt to audiences like an electrical current.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026
The painting, which had hung in the oratory for more than three centuries, has never been recovered.

— Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of oratory

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Meanwhile, Rodríguez is already signaling an interest in working with Washington, despite some of her public rhetoric, tapping former opposition aide Oliver Blanco as foreign minister.

— Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 2 Nov. 2026
The schmaltzy rhetoric around nearly all of the works evidences a great desire for purpose, meaning, even dogma, but such things do not tend to emerge from entertainment or leisure practices so much as from constraint and necessity.

— Kristian Vistrup Madsen, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2026

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