How to Use public speaking in a Sentence

public speaking

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  • He has a fear of public speaking.
  • She has a gift for public speaking.
  • No one from the public spoke out against the ban at the city meeting.
    — Ryan Van Velzer, Sun-Sentinel.com, 27 Sep. 2017
  • No one from the public spoke against the Edison OP plan Monday.
    — Lynn Horsley, kansascity, 15 May 2018
  • No one from the public spoke up about the issue and none of the board of alderman had anything to say about the request.
    — Jesse Wright, chicagotribune.com, 26 June 2018
  • The new quiz show, in fact, is a spinoff of Baer’s public speaking engagements.
    — Christopher Borrelli, chicagotribune.com, 24 Mar. 2021
  • On their itinerary were stops at a few of the homes of her public speaking students.
    — New York Times, 25 May 2019
  • No one from the public spoke for or against the measure during the committee's meeting.
    — Bob Warren, NOLA.com, 14 May 2018
  • And Braedon agrees that his wish and now his public speaking are a way of helping others.
    — Cathy Kozlowicz, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 15 Dec. 2021
  • When the crowd erupted in cheers, board members voted to end the public speaking section and move on to the next agenda item.
    — NBC News, 23 June 2021
  • The event, which is scheduled to take place on Jan. 16, will mark Spacey’s first public speaking engagement in five years.
    — Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2022
  • Chris Anderson, the head of TED, says the secret to great public speaking is sharing an idea.
    — Ming Chen, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2021
  • The real challenge is to relearn how to think about public speaking.
    — Johnny Warström, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2021
  • The prospect of public speaking, in particular, might fill you with dread.
    — Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com, 27 Nov. 2021
  • That didn’t just apply to people renowned for public speaking, notes Lage.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 9 June 2021
  • While Jan and her mother, Mary Ann, were on a book and public speaking tour in 2004, Berchtold, who was armed, entered the premises.
    — Samantha Olson, Seventeen, 6 Oct. 2022
  • The fear of public speaking -- known as glossophobia -- is among the world's top phobias.
    — Nadia Leigh-Hewitson, CNN, 6 July 2021
  • Each of those positions taught me valuable skills in sales and public speaking.
    — Erik Carter, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2021
  • Fear of public speaking is also helpful in an ironic sort of way.
    — Matt Fitzgerald, Outside Online, 7 Oct. 2020
  • Not a single member of the public spoke in favor of a sales tax during Tuesday’s hearing.
    — Zaz Hollander, Anchorage Daily News, 8 Aug. 2019
  • No members of the public spoke during the non-voting workshop session.
    — Steve Dreyer, Pomerado News, 18 Oct. 2017
  • That gives us the visceral feeling of him public speaking.
    — Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 May 2023
  • Douglass knew one of his greatest tools was public speaking.
    — Deneen L. Brown, Washington Post, 1 July 2023
  • The pair shared a warm embrace before Bad Bunny playfully took the mic with him off stage to spare Assad the public speaking.
    — Neena Rouhani, Billboard, 2 Feb. 2023
  • Join a networking group, do a little public speaking, or meet with an investor to test out your pitch.
    — William Arruda, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2022
  • In the meantime, though, Gaetz has gone on a public speaking tour with Greene and even floated running for president in 2024 if Trump sits out.
    — Melanie Zanona, CNN, 9 July 2021
  • On top of that, Caitlyn spends a lot of time on the public speaking circuit and works with various companies.
    — Carolyn Twersky, Seventeen, 28 Jan. 2022
  • During public comments on Thursday in Springfield, about a dozen members of the public spoke about how the rules would affect them.
    — Greg Bishop, Washington Examiner, 21 Feb. 2020
  • Learning this language reignites a passion to continue to do work like this and even public speaking to bring to the forefront all Indigenous issues.
    — Damaly Gonzalez, refinery29.com, 3 Apr. 2024
  • Freezing can happen anywhere: at home, at a big work meeting, public speaking event or a tense conversation.
    — David Oliver, USA TODAY, 10 July 2024

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