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Recent Examples of public speaking
Just days earlier, Erika’s husband had been assassinated during a public speaking event in Utah.
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Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 14 Sep. 2025
Many communities also host teen entrepreneur pitch competitions that combine public speaking with business skills.
—Sarah Hernholm, Forbes.com, 2 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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Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 14 Sep. 2025
Many communities also host teen entrepreneur pitch competitions that combine public speaking with business skills.
—Sarah Hernholm, Forbes.com, 2 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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Patrick also has his own researcher, so the cast members all had access to this dropbox full of stuff, including incredible academic studies of John Gacy’s speech pattern and word choice and syntax use, and a breakdown of the Chicago dialect and his Polish background.—
Hunter Ingram,
Variety,
18 Oct. 2025
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Likewise, Danielle Cooney of Live Free Indiana dedicated her speech to railing against Marion County Sheriff Kerry Forestal for housing ICE detainees at the county jail.—
Tony Cook,
IndyStar,
18 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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Yet, historians have noted that his rhetoric and policies play into the individualist and patriotic characteristics associated with the beloved Western cowboy.—
Leah Asmelash,
CNN Money,
19 Oct. 2025
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Republican rhetoric didn’t appear to give protesters pause in the Bay Area on Saturday, and local Republicans appeared to stay on the sidelines.—
Grant Stringer,
Mercury News,
19 Oct. 2025
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“Public speaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/public%20speaking. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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