Used in a Sentence

showmanship

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for showmanship.

Editorial note

Any else reminded of PG's article on how showmanship is more important than logic in a talk?

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Quick take

The quality or skill of giving an engaging or compelling performance; a stage presence.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of showmanship gathered in one view.

noun

The quality or skill of giving an engaging or compelling performance; a stage presence.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for showmanship.

noun

The quality or skill of giving an engaging or compelling performance; a stage presence.

Example sentences

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Any else reminded of PG's article on how showmanship is more important than logic in a talk?

2

Especially in metal though, there's a certain showmanship aspect to having a bunch of big loud amps on stage.

3

He also engages in a certain amount of showmanship [1], which has as gained him some ridicule.

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Apple is so good with the showmanship that it seems to have sucked the air out of competing watches.

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Part of raising money from (most) LPs requires a bit of showmanship akin to that of Lawyers and Investment Bankers.

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Ok, Gotta give him credit- Elon Musk has achieved Steve Jobs level of showmanship, certainly at least with pre-announcement hype.

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I would be surprised if my view that winning a jury trial is all about showmanship is in the minority.

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Musk is just trying to keep it alive via hype and showmanship.

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In this case we have formality being replaced with yet a more juvenile form of showmanship.

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(Note: I don't mean for this comment to be perceived as bragging or showmanship.

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It's all about effective showmanship and managing expectations.

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They were also good at composition, lyrics, showmanship, marketing, business.

Quote examples

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His showmanship and desire to share the feeling of flight led him to be part of many “firsts” in aviation history.

2

Everyone's trying to outdo "What is Code" and so we'll be dealing with this kind of journalistic showmanship for the next few months.

3

Brown states at the beginning of his Trick of the Mind programmes that he achieves his results using a combination of "magic, suggestion, psychology, misdirection and showmanship".

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> "...by stripping away the artificial appearances of showmanship, you can get to the truth about a product, person, or business." Hah!

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use showmanship in a sentence?

Any else reminded of PG's article on how showmanship is more important than logic in a talk?

What does showmanship mean?

The quality or skill of giving an engaging or compelling performance; a stage presence.

What part of speech is showmanship?

showmanship is commonly used as noun.