public speaker

noun

: a person who gives speeches or lectures to a usually large group of people
She's a gifted public speaker.

Examples of public speaker in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web He was gifted academically, mature beyond his years and a strong public speaker. Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2024 Foster executive produced the doc, which focuses on Alok Vaid-Menon, a nonbinary author, poet, comedian and public speaker. Victoria Edel, Peoplemag, 10 Mar. 2024 By the 1870s, Sojourner was marketing herself as the oldest public speaker in the world. Cynthia Greenlee, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Feb. 2024 Today, Lewinsky is an avid public speaker on the topic of harassment as well as a strategic advisor to anti-bullying organization Bystander Revolution. Leah Dolan, CNN, 27 Feb. 2024 Marketing and Communication expert, public speaker and author. Nikita Prokhorov, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024 Kennedy made his name as an environmental lawyer, advocate and public speaker. William Earl, Variety, 12 Feb. 2024 Smith, who lives in the Northern California town of Atherton, is an ESPN analyst and public speaker. Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Jan. 2024 The now-author and public speaker, who lives in Northern California, recently served as U.S. Ambassador to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), and has also had the Carolinas Aviation Museum renamed in his honor as the Sullenberger Aviation Museum. Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 18 Nov. 2023

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“Public speaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20speaker. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.

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