Public speaking involves preparing and delivering relatively formal messages to audiences in a public setting.All the variables of communication are present in this one-to- many situation,but their use in public speaking differs greatly from their use in the other settings.For most people,public speaking is more difficult than interpersonal or group communication because it requires preparing messages carefully,being willing and able to face a large group,and being sensitive to what are often very subtle feedback responses. Based on Business Communications by Caro/M. Lethman Public speaking involves preparing and delivering relatively formal messages to audiences in a public setting. All the variables of communication are present in this one-to￾many situation, but their use in public speaking differs greatly from their use in the other settings. For most people, public speaking is more difficult than interpersonal or group communication because it requires preparing messages carefully, being willing and able to face a large group, and being sensitive to what are often very subtle feedback responses. Based on Business Communications by Carol M. Lethman