The act of public speaking could be defined as, a talk or address, especially one delivered to an audience. Yet, to many people the notion of speaking in public has the effect of rendering one speechless.
Some studies show that many view public speaking as their number one fear.
We live in a society in which communication is vital and crucial to our everyday way of life and survival. So many professions and careers require us to address an audience of some kind and size at one time or another. Teachers, business people, retailers and clergy just to name a few, all speak in public. Some circumstances may require a more formal delivery of information and may be more nerve wracking than others which are more casual and generally presented to smaller audiences. What many people with a fear of public speaking do not realize is that whether at work, at home or at school, we all do speak in public on a daily basis at one level or another.