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public speaker

[public speaker] {n.} A person who speaks to the public. * /A public speaker must appeal to all kinds of people./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

public-address system

[public-address system] {n.} A set of devices for making a speaker's voice louder so that he can be heard by more people. * /The public-address system broke down during the […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

Robert G. Ingersoll

(1833-1899) U.S. political speaker With soap, baptism is a good thing. www.sky-net-eye.com

lay an egg

[lay an egg] {v. phr.}, {slang} To fail to win the interest or favor of an audience. * /His joke laid an egg./ * /Sometimes he is a successful speaker, […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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