public speaking

Example Sentences

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A friend in San Francisco had suffered a spinal cord injury and Nihill wanted to run a fundraiser, but dreaded public speaking.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

Here was the Founders’ model in miniature: classical knowledge, truth and beauty, memorization and public speaking.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

The Cardiff-born singer opened up on her close relationship with her father James Church in public speaking coach Deborah Thomas' podcast These Three Things.

From BBC • Jan. 6, 2026

Perhaps these qualities also prepared her to weather the slings and arrows of international NGO leadership and public speaking.

From Salon • Oct. 1, 2025

Five minutes doesn’t sound like a whole lot, unless you hate public speaking.

From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan