people came to see the candidates and hear the speechmaking.
Examples of speechmaking
speechmaking
His speechmaking has been more plain-spoken and direct than his predecessors.
From the economist.com
In speechmaking, if something works, you use it and use it and use it again.
From the time.com
Orator Chauncey M. Depew concluded the speechmaking with a lengthy address.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Romney got word of Licata's victory while speechmaking in Peoria, Ill.
From the time.com
Mr. Clinton would have to give up his lucrative foreign speechmaking and deal-brokering.
From the washingtonpost.com
On Palestine, with the speechmaking over, much will depend on Mr Obama's staying power.
From the economist.com
Later this month, he goes off to Bali on a similar speechmaking tour.
From the time.com
Also, the actors do the best they can with roles that morph increasingly into speechmaking.
From the ocregister.com
Yet they revel in the emergence of speechmaking as a focus of the 2008 presidential campaign.
From the denverpost.com
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Public speaking: delivering an address to a public audience; "people came to see the candidates and hear the speechmaking"
(speechmaker) orator: a person who delivers a speech or oration
Public speaking is the process of speaking to a group of people in a structured, deliberate manner intended to inform, influence, or entertain the listeners.
(Speechmakers) A public speaker is a person who makes speeches in public settings. A speaker may address a large assembly of people or small gatherings. For large assemblies, the speaker will usually speak with the aid of a public address system or microphone and loudspeaker.