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How to post in r/publicspeaking

What this community allows, what its most upvoted posts have in common, and what gets removed. Checked against the community's sidebar.

70,235members
Comment-firstfor self-promotion
Not bannedAI-written posts

Can I promote my app or project in r/publicspeaking?

Not with a post. Treat it as a comment-first community: answer questions well, and mention something you made only when a thread asks for a tool, saying plainly that you made it.

Does r/publicspeaking allow AI-written posts?

There's no explicit ban we could find, but readers spot generic AI writing quickly. Rewrite any draft in your own voice.

What do the top posts in r/publicspeaking look like?

Top posts of the year: 100% have a text body; median body 260 words, 96% first person; titles ~12 words, 28% questions, 20% with a number; common openers: 'How …?', 'Does …?'; top comments ~31 words.

What do readers of r/publicspeaking reward?

Specific techniques that worked for you before a talk or meeting.

The rules we found

Sidebar empty in our data; check the Rules tab. Questions and tips about speaking nerves.

Draft a post for r/publicspeaking that follows these rules, scored before you post it.

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Rules change. Read the community's own Rules tab before posting; this page is a summary, not the rules.