What is the word to describe “a person who has an effective or persuasive public speaking skills?”?

by nickname on October 20, 2010

Question by Freedom F: What is the word to describe “a person who has an effective or persuasive public speaking skills?”?

Best answer:

Answer by clavie
perhaps charismatic?

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100 things about me

Image by Poppy Wright
I can drive a stick, and yes, I’ll race you.
I like to read, a lot.
I bake a mean chocolate chip cookie, from scratch.
I am a great mommy.
I like guns, and I’m a good shot.
I know first aid and CPR.
I have attended 18 schools.
I love road trips.
I know my way around Manhattan.
I am a perfectionist.
I spent 40 days in a 28 day drug rehab program.
I have never been arrested.
I can ride a horse better than anyone you know.
I hate to ask for directions.
I like diamonds.
I am witty and sarcastic.
I am fiercely loyal to my friends.
I am a bad speller.
I won’t cheat on my man.
I have a map fetish.
I think George Bush is a twit.
I love music.
I have tools and know how to use them.
I was on a balcony that fell off a building, and lived.
I like to stay up late.
I am always on time.
I never miss my children’s baseball games.
I am loved by my in-laws.
I was a certified fitness instructor.
I can drink you under the table.
I love Halloween.
I am an only child.
I eat meat.
I am girly.
I give thoughtful gifts.
I know how to ride a motorcycle.
I hate commercials.
I own seven cameras.
I can’t have caffeine after noon, or I won’t sleep that night.
I hate to be teased.
I don’t like sushi, but I know how to make it.
I love movies.
I am a good singer.
I like dogs not cats.
I once owned a car that was hooked up for ¼ mile racing.
I have only been given one speeding ticket, ever.
I had a chinchilla.
I graduated from beauty school.
I am a very good swimmer.
I have lived on a ranch and in the inner city ghetto.
I used to be a cheerleader.
I have been on the news.
I bought a house all by myself when I was 28.
I know how to weld.
I used to coordinate surgeries at a cancer center.
I learned how to drive when I was 11, my grandmother taught me how in a cemetery.
I have been in parades.
I passed my California real estate exam the first time.
I have very long hair.
I have driven across country several times.
I was named after a flower.
I am bossy.
I own the most fabulous pair of leopard print high heels.
I hate spiders.
I choose shampoo by how it smells.
I am a great outdoor gardener, but always kill houseplants.
I once punched my bosses’ girlfriend in the face and didn’t get fired.
I like my house to be very clean but it never is.
I can change a tire.
I can tie a cherry stem in a knot with my tongue.
I have an I.Q. in the “gifted” range.
I barely graduated from high school.
I have girlfriends who are research scientists, pilots, mortgage brokers, musicians, and unemployed single moms.
I divorced my husband, but we’re still together.
I used to live in Alaska.
I am in the process of buying a bar.
I have a lock-pick set.
I own three vacuums.
I have secrets I won’t tell you.
I have never been overseas, but I m dieing to go.
I have been on helicopter and submarine rides.
I used to be a lifeguard.
I once lay face-down in a parking lot, handcuffed by police, in a party dress, while people riding the trolley in San Francisco yelled “Happy New Year!”.
I like Snapple.
I am a good cook.
I just finished painting my bedroom purple.
I speak to both of my parents at least once a week.
I have good public speaking skills.
I can water and snow ski.
I have branded calves. (The cow kind, not the leg kind.)
I will move back to New York City someday.
I cut my man’s hair once a week.
I always cheat at cards and Monopoly.
I never lie to my friends.
I have been known to party like a rock star.
I like to go to fancy restaurants and dives.
I believe in being kind to strangers and old people.
I think my sons will grow up to be great men.
I think the sexiest thing a man can do is to be a good father…and take out the garbage.
I still believe in happily ever after.