Public speaking has been traditionally known as speaking live in front of an audience. Today, with advancing times, public speaking can be also done virtually. Both in-person and virtual public speaking have almost the same challenges besides technical barriers, nonetheless the impact of speaking to an audience remains unmatched as you serve a message through to more people at one and that is the sole purpose of public speaking.
Public speaking has 3 main purposes being:
The common barriers with public speaking are lack of confidence, nervousness or fear of being rejected. All of these barriers are internal and can be overcomed with the help of a mentor and practice over time using a mirror alone and advanced to a small audience then a bigger one.