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Definitions

public speaking

NOUN
delivering an address
Synonyms
WEAK
art of speaking declamation elocution oratory rhetoric speaking speechification speechmaking stump oratory tub-thumping

Example Sentences

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Long before she dabbled with public speaking or modelling, Abena felt a pull towards Africa, a feeling she could not articulate but could not ignore.

From BBC • Jan. 27, 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

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

From Salon • Oct. 1, 2025

Barron Trump, the president’s youngest son, isn’t on the public speaking circuit and has no social media presence.

From Slate • Feb. 25, 2025

And, of course, in the shape of sermons, Christianity provided regular formal occasions for public speaking.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith