Assertion: public speaking | /r/DistinctFrom | theatrical performance
Facets:
value: significantly
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: A century ago, in his "Handbook of Public Speaking," John Dolman observed that public speaking is significantly different from a theatrical performance in that it is "not a conventionalized imitation of life, but life itself, a natural function of life, a real human being in real communication with his fellows; and it is best when it is most real.