public speaking

public speaking

n.

The act, art, or process of making effective speeches before an audience.

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public speaker n.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

public speaking - delivering an address to a public audience; "people came to see the candidates and hear the speechmaking" oral presentation, speechmaking, speaking recitation, recital, reading - a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance; "the program included songs and recitations of well-loved poems" speech, address - the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience; "he listened to an address on minor Roman poets" disputation, public debate, debate - the formal presentation of a stated proposition and the opposition to it (usually followed by a vote)