public speech
Talk to crowds
Public speech is speaking before an audience—a formal address, lecture, or presentation delivered to a group.
The term covers both the act and the content: Her public speech on climate policy drew criticism.
Public speech also refers broadly to expression in the public sphere, as distinct from private conversation, often in discussions of free speech rights.
- eloquencePersuasive verbal grace
- classical rhetoricAncient art of persuasion
- oratoryFormal eloquent discourse
- pathosPity-evoking quality
- hyperboleRhetorical extreme exaggeration
wedding toast · extemporaneous · ethos · keynote address · commencement address · State of the Union · advocacy · logos · rhetoric · town hall meeting · filibuster · press conference · rhetorical question · scripted · debate · Cicero · rally cry · persuasion
- protestdemonstration, walkout, picket, protest march, sit-in
- public gatheringsmass gathering, concert, gathering, festival, demonstration
- simplificationsimplification, simplifying, simplify, condensing, simplified
audience scope
public speechtête-à-tête
Intimate two-person discussion
pillow talk · self-talk · aside · soliloquy · inner monologue