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public speaking

noun

  1. the act of delivering speeches in public.
  2. the art or skill of addressing an audience effectively.


public speaking

noun

  1. the art or practice of making speeches to large audiences
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • public speaker, noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of public speaking1

First recorded in 1755–65
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Example Sentences

I am also starting to do a lot of public speaking, which is terrifying to me in some ways.

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So, my weakness at the time was I was terrified of public speaking.

In response, Osaka withdrew Monday, citing via social media her mental health, bouts with depression and anxiety brought on by public speaking.

Many people like public speaking or do it to improve their presentation skills.

They had to take public speaking courses and become media ready.

Zamora encouraged Winick to take on public speaking on HIV and AIDS.

One of my next projects is to create an online course in public speaking for introverts.

Lebowitz, however, is not afraid of public speaking, which is how she earns her living these days.

So Public Speaking is a film about a writer who no longer writes, or at least doesn't write as much as she should.

Public Speaking, which debuts November 22 on HBO, is more like a beautifully shot and edited monologue.

I have elsewhere spoken of the indifferent figure made by most Englishmen at public speaking.

My throat has been disordered for the past three years, and I have been compelled to almost abandon public speaking.

A drift of thought—an elevation of style, is observable in their public speaking which is dropt in private conversation.

The consensus of classical opinion, then, agrees that the purpose of rhetoric is persuasive public speaking.

The sound will, however, carry further if you open the passage again; and in public speaking it is therefore to be recommended.

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