public speaking

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noun

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

Origin of public speaking

First recorded in 1755–65

Words nearby public speaking

public sale, public school, public sector, public servant, public service, public speaking, public spending, public statute, public television, public transport, public utility

Words related to public speaking

declamation, elocution, oratory, rhetoric, speaking, tub-thumping

Example sentences from the Web for public speaking

  • If public-speaking means to you a fuller life, you will know no greater happiness than a well-spoken speech.

    The Art of Public Speaking |Dale Carnagey (AKA Dale Carnegie) and J. Berg Esenwein

  • The head tone is the voice of ordinary conversation and should form the basis of the public-speaking style.

    Talks on Talking |Grenville Kleiser

  • The public-speaking American wrote the Declaration of Independence.

    The Art Of The Moving Picture |Vachel Lindsay

  • This was, in a sense, the beginning of my public-speaking career.

    Up From Slavery: An Autobiography |Booker T. Washington

British Dictionary definitions for public speaking

public speaking

noun

the art or practice of making speeches to large audiences

Derived forms of public speaking

public speaker, noun