Johns Hopkins Carey Business School – Public Speaking for Professionals

Public Speaking for Professionals is an open-enrollment executive education course offered by Johns Hopkins Carey Business School. Through structured practice and expert feedback, the program combines theoretical insights with practical application to help participants design and deliver impactful presentations while managing public speaking anxiety. Participants learn to craft informative and persuasive messages tailored to their audience, convey confidence through body language and voice, and deliver both face-to-face and virtual presentations. On Day 3, participants craft and deliver a short presentation to receive quality feedback from peers and instructors. The course also serves as the capstone of the Executive Certificate in Business Communication.

Online practice in Baltimore

In addition to offline public speaking classes, you can practice public speaking online from Baltimore

Live speaking sessions with real listeners are available on speaking-club.online, even if there are no local public speaking classes nearby.

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Contact & location

100 International Drive, Harbor East, 21202

Open website

410-234-9200

carey.execed@jhu.edu

Membership & sessions

Open enrollment — no degree or prior coursework required. The course is available to professionals at all levels across industries. It can be taken as a standalone course or as part of the Executive Certificate in Business Communication (where it serves as the capstone). Tuition remission policies and incentives are available; contact carey.execed@jhu.edu for pricing and registration details. Professional development credits, including CAE credits, may be available depending on your industry.

Services: Public speaking training for professionals, Informative and persuasive presentation coaching, Body language and voice delivery coaching, Managing public speaking anxiety, Face-to-face and virtual presentation strategies, Peer and instructor feedback sessions, Executive Certificate in Business Communication (capstone course), CAE-approved professional development credits, Open-enrollment executive education courses, Custom corporate training programs

Membership: 3950 USD / yearly

Meeting schedule: 3-day intensive course (18 hours total); offered multiple times per year. Sessions typically run 9:00am–4:00pm across three consecutive days. Check the course schedule at carey.jhu.edu for upcoming dates.

Languages: English

Meeting formats: in-person, virtual

Additional information

The Johns Hopkins Carey Business School Office of Executive Education is a CAE Approved Provider. Programs are offered both in-person at the Baltimore Harbor East campus (100 International Drive) and virtually. The school also offers custom programs for organizations. Founded in 2007, Carey Business School is located in Baltimore's Harbor East neighborhood.

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