public speaking

Example Sentences

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"It is confusing because I've always been able to stand up and do that and go on stage, and things like public speaking have never worried me."

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

If Wagner’s job seems to require an unusual combination of skills—mastery of fluid dynamics, comfort with public speaking, strong pint tolerance—he comes by them honestly.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 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

She studied history written by Herodotus and Thucydides, which included political and military events of the past, and memorized the speeches of Demosthenes to learn the fine points of public speaking and debate.

From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby