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Recent Examples of public speaking
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.
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Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Sep. 2025
The rest of the day shifts to hands-on skills — things like public speaking, financial literacy or even learning how to ride a bike.
—Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Aug. 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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Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Sep. 2025
The rest of the day shifts to hands-on skills — things like public speaking, financial literacy or even learning how to ride a bike.
—Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Aug. 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 assailant stopped mid-speech and delivered two blows straight to Antao’s face.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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Youngkin didn’t mention the upcoming Virginia election in his close-to-hour-long speech.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
27 Sep. 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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But Herrero, of the Cuba Study Group, argued that this kind of rhetoric is better understood as electoral gamesmanship.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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Watson and Radcliffe have consistently voiced support for transgender rights, sometimes in direct contrast to Rowling reiterating hurtful rhetoric that is tied to the TERF (trans-exclusionary radical feminists) movement, which posits the belief that trans women are not women.—
Mekishana Pierre,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Public speaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/public%20speaking. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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