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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
showmanship
noun
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ Again, like most successful entrepreneurs, he knows the value of showmanship.
▪ At one point he pretended to topple from the rope, a piece of showmanship that brought a chorus of screams.
▪ Dave and Chris indulged in a little showmanship but this was backed by some great playing.
▪ Flash and showmanship take a backseat to sound fundamentals for the most part.
▪ He used to lift his hands high off the keyboard, which was my first lesson in the value of showmanship.
▪ My high-wire expert had, quite apart from ice cool nerves, a sense of showmanship.
▪ Question Time brought out his charm and showmanship.
▪ The man who put the flash into kiddy science and engineering was obsessed with mastery and given to showmanship, says Brown.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
showmanship

1859, from showman "one who presents shows" + -ship.

Wiktionary
showmanship

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

WordNet
showmanship

n. the ability to present something (especially theatrical shows) in an attractive manner

Wikipedia
Showmanship

Showmanship is a competition involving people showing their animals. This can be:

  • Dog showmanship
  • Horse showmanship
It may also refer to:
  • Guitar showmanship, gimmicks, jumps, or other stunts with a guitar
  • Showmanship (performing), the skill of making an artistic performance distinctive, effective and appealing to an audience
Showmanship (performing)

Showmanship, concerning artistic performing such as in Theatre, is the skill of performing in such a manner that will appeal to an audience or aid in conveying the performance's essential theme or message.

For instance, the Canadian stage magician Doug Henning used many classic illusions in his magic show. However, he made the old material seem new by rejecting the old stylistic cliches of the art (such as wearing formal wear), and by presenting them with a childlike exuberance that respected the audience's intelligence.

Profitable showmanship frequently appeals to pathos. Showmen aim to display goods with tact in order to sell an object or a show. Companies producing drama and entertainment claim that displaying fairness is necessary.

Usage examples of "showmanship".

But Haman had the showmanship, the theatre, the pure pizazz to turn it into a spectacle.

He loved the crowds, the showmanship, the ability to bend desire toward ringtoss or hoochy-koochy.

He had always dismissed such displays of swordsmanship at tournaments as so much showmanship, but he had to admit that it sometimes had its uses.

For the past hour the program had been presented with showmanship and ceremony-so much of both that Celia felt as if she were on a reviewing stand while a regiment paraded by.

Dix added, spinning the drumsticks between his fingers in an elaborate display of showmanship before bringing them down on the snare to snap off a rim shot, accenting his words.

Stratton, slouched and alone at the rear of a reception room in Xian's Renmin Daxia Hotel, disliked Prudoe's showmanship as much as he despised his pop art scholarship.