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public speaking

–noun
1. the act of delivering speeches in public.
2. the art or skill of addressing an audience effectively.

Origin:
1755–65
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public speaking  
n.  The act, art, or process of making effective speeches before an audience.
public speaker n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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public speaking

the rationale and practice of persuasive public speaking. It is immediate in its audience relationships and reactions, but it may also have broad historical repercussions. The orator may become the voice of political or social history.

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