how can a person get confidence in public speaking

Start speaking in public... debates, lectures, notes, ideas etc... your weapon to fight the fear of public speaking can be your self confidence and you knowledge, awareness, wisdom.

Public Speaking has 3 important aspects 1. a good communicative skills2.clear and most importantly correct knowledge of the subject one wants communicate and 3 how well one puts forward the entire thing is his/her personal skill. Simple way of getting the confidence in public speaking is to memorise