the art of speaking in public eloquently and effectively
she is very experienced in public speaking and should do well in her campaign appearances before large crowds
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Recent Examples of public speakingLeveraging LinkedIn's Educational Resources LinkedIn Learning offers thousands of free courses covering leadership, public speaking, coding, graphic design, and LinkedIn optimization.—Sarah Hernholm, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025 Key educational components like public speaking and presenting, as well as activities fostering social engagement, can uplift students at kindergarten age and prepare them for life beyond the classroom.—Andrea Vargas, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025 But overall, he’s clearly put in some work on the whole public speaking thing.—Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 28 June 2025 Never mind that the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union was the largest women’s organization in the U.S. and provided public speaking opportunities for women at a time this was almost unheard of.—Alice Burton, Vulture, 23 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for public speaking
Saturday afternoon will feature the main event, when the four former players will take the stage, unveil their Hall of Fame busts and give speeches.
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Saad Yousuf,
New York Times,
31 July 2025
Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, who delivered the longest speech in House history while trying to stall the bill, said the changes will hurt households and communities nationwide.
Hugo would likely have been repelled and fascinated by Trump’s demagoguery, his rambling mendacity, his grammatically illogical but easy-to-follow oratory.
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Graham Robb,
The Atlantic,
9 June 2025
Her brand at the time was something like the Obama of the antipodes: a liberal media darling, icon of the global anti-Trump resistance, transitioning smoothly from lofty oratory to easygoing relatability.
This is fueled by misinformation, a growing distrust in government health authorities and the amplification of anti-vac rhetoric in social media and the popular news outlets.
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Armstrong Williams,
Baltimore Sun,
2 Aug. 2025
The stock began to drop the next day and never recovered, right into the teeth of President Trump's tariff rhetoric and the eventual Liberation Day crash.
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