9 Best Public Speaking Courses for Beginners
We compared 9 Public Speaking courses currently listed on Coursera, Udemy and edX, priced from $19.99 to $129.00. 2 come from a named university or institution, including University of Washington and Waseda University. They are ordered by our CourseAsk score, which is built from how thoroughly each course describes what it teaches, whether it comes from a named institution, and how it compares on price — not from star ratings, which our course data does not include.
- Courses compared
- 9
- Price range
- $19.99 – $129.00
- Providers
- Coursera, Udemy, edX
- Last updated
- 18 Sep 2026
How these 9 courses were chosen
Every course below is a real, currently listed course from Coursera, Udemy, edX, matched to "public speaking" by our catalog and ordered by our CourseAsk score. Courses whose own title names the topic rank above those only tagged with it.
The grade on each entry scores how much the provider publishes about the course before you pay — the length and detail of the description, whether it lists learning outcomes and objectives — and whether a named university or institution stands behind it. A is fully documented and institution-backed; E is little more than a title and a price. Courses with almost nothing published are left ungraded rather than marked down, because an unknown course and a poor one are not the same thing.
There are no star ratings on this page — the course feeds we license do not include them, and we would rather leave a column out than fill it with a number we cannot stand behind. What we do have is price: these range from $19.99 to $129.00, as listed by the provider when we last updated the page.
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Introduction to Public Speaking
Offered by University of Washington
This course offers a proven framework for crafting and delivering impactful presentations. In the professional world, academic settings, or public life, we're frequently asked to "share some thoughts." Many individuals s...
$79.00listed price -
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Public Speaking for Beginners - Speak with Confidence
Offered by Packt
This course features Coursera Coach! A smarter way to learn with interactive, real-time conversations that help you test your knowledge, challenge assumptions, and deepen your understanding as you progress through the co...
$49.00listed price -
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Public Speaking for Beginners: Speak Clearly & Confidently
Public speaking does not have to feel terrifying.If your heart races before presentations…If your voice shakes…If you forget what to say halfway through…This course will show you exactly how to fix that.In this step-by-s...
$29.99listed price -
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Presentation Skills for Beginners
Presentation skills are the most important skills most people can ever develop during their career. The higher you advance in your career, within any organization, the more time you will spend using your presentation ski...
$49.99listed price -
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Speak-up: Confident workplace presentations for beginners
This course is designed for individuals with little to no public speaking experience. Public speaking is not a magical talent that you either have or do not have, it is a learnable skill.This course contains tips a...
$19.99listed price -
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Communication Skills for IT Beginners
This course is designed for IT beginners and freshers who want to improve their communication skills for the workplace. Communication is a key factor for professional success, and this course focuses on building confiden...
$19.99listed price -
7
American Accent Fundamentals
This course is for those who would like to study that train the general American Accent their own pace. The course contains all of the lectures that I teach students in my 1:1 American Accent Training Program. So, here´s...
$74.99listed price -
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Fundamentals of Speechwriting
Offered by Coursera
Fundamentals of Speechwriting is a course that enhances speechwriting skills by deepening learners’ understanding of the impact of key elements on developing coherent and impactful speeches. It is aimed at learners with...
$49.00listed price -
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Steps in Japanese for Beginners3 Part2
Offered by Waseda University
Learn how to express emotion both publicly and privately
$129.00listed price
Best Public Speaking Courses for Beginners compared
| # | Course | Provider | Offered by | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction to Public Speaking | Coursera | University of Washington | $79.00 | View → |
| 2 | Public Speaking for Beginners - Speak with Confidence | Coursera | Packt | $49.00 | View → |
| 3 | Public Speaking for Beginners: Speak Clearly & Confidently | Udemy | — | $29.99 | View → |
| 4 | Presentation Skills for Beginners | Udemy | — | $49.99 | View → |
| 5 | Speak-up: Confident workplace presentations for beginners | Udemy | — | $19.99 | View → |
| 6 | Communication Skills for IT Beginners | Udemy | — | $19.99 | View → |
| 7 | American Accent Fundamentals | Udemy | — | $74.99 | View → |
| 8 | Fundamentals of Speechwriting | Coursera | Coursera | $49.00 | View → |
| 9 | Steps in Japanese for Beginners3 Part2 | edX | Waseda University | $129.00 | View → |
Prices shown are the provider's listed price when we last updated this page. Confirm on their site before enrolling.
What the prices here tell you
The 9 priced courses on this page run from $19.99 to $129.00, with the middle of the range around $49.00 — a spread of $109.01. That is a wide gap for one subject. A higher price on this page usually reflects who is behind the course rather than how much material it contains, so it is worth opening two or three at different price points and comparing their syllabus before deciding.
Who is behind these courses
These courses come from Coursera, Udemy and edX. The platforms differ in how they sell: some charge once per course, others expect a subscription, and the listed price is not always what you pay at checkout after a promotion. 2 of these are produced by a named university or institution, including University of Washington and Waseda University — which usually means a fixed syllabus and a recognised certificate, rather than an individual instructor’s own course.
Before you enrol
Open the provider’s own page and check three things this comparison cannot tell you: when the course was last updated, what the syllabus actually covers in its later sections, and what recent learners say. Prices shown here are the provider’s listed price when we last rebuilt this page on 18 September 2026 — they change often, and a promotion can move them substantially. We earn a commission if you enrol through our links, which costs you nothing and never affects the order courses appear in.